Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• for instance: As an example.
• guard against: To take precautions against something undesirable.
• in my book: According to my personal opinion or belief.
• snuff out: To extinguish, especially a candle or flame, by covering it.
• rip apart: To tear something into pieces violently.
• cosmic ray: A high-energy, subatomic particle originating from outer space.
• go on: To continue doing something
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in view of: Considering; taking into account.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• finish with: To end a relationship
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• century: Period of 100 years
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• bad: Not good; wrong