Vocabulary

• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• time left: The amount of time that remains or is available.
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• for no good reason: Without any clear or valid reason; unjustified.
• for instance: As an example.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• deal with
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• check out
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• instance: An example of something; case
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• address: Exact street location of a place
• section: A part of a whole
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• click: To work well with someone or something
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
• noggin: A human head
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• manipulative: Controlling people dishonestly to get control
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• atomic: Concerning atoms
• bulletin: (Sudden or urgent) news piece
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• doomsday: A day said to end time; the end of the world
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• disinformation: Information intended to confuse others