Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• check out
• every nook and cranny: Every small hidden or hard-to-reach place.
• by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• go on: To continue doing something
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• evolve: To develop certain features
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• exotic: Being very different or unusual
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• tiny: Very, very small
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• manual: Done by hand (not machine)
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• poop: Feces
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
• bombard: To attack with weapons
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• cosmos: The universe
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• speculative: Not based on sure knowledge; based on intuition
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• hospitable: Making it easy for plants, people etc. to survive
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• nook: Small corner or sheltered space
• sophistication: Worldliness; experience; stylish taste
• ancestral: Concerning dead relatives
• magma: Hot liquid rock from the Earth's crust
• conceivable: Capable of being imagined
• titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
• ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
• amoeba: Tiny organism consisting of only one cell