Vocabulary

• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at least: As a minimum
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• check out
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• bump into: To meet someone accidentally
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• material: Cloth; fabric
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• blast: To attack someone with words
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• blow: To move something using air
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
• click: To work well with someone or something
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• noggin: A human head
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• decompose: To cause (chemical) to separate into smaller parts
• person: Man, woman or child
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• atomic: Concerning atoms
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• compress: To press tightly together
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• thirst: Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• love: Person's name
• ticket: Piece of paper allowing you enter or use something
• vinyl: Strong plastic used e.g. for car seat covers
• test: To be given a medical examination
• fun: Amusing and enjoyable
• fission: Form of nuclear energy where particles combine
• plutonium: Radioactive metallic element
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar