Vocabulary

• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• lead to: To result in some action
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• run across: To meet someone or find something by chance
• stretch out: To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
• slide around: To avoid discussing a topic directly; to evade.
• cracked it: To solve a problem or mystery.
• going on: To continue doing something
• see through: To realize the truth about
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• silly: Careless
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
• grasp: Person's control over something
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• aid: To help others and provide things
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• elastic: Able to return to original shape after stretching
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• turbulence: Violent or unsteady movement of air or liquids
• gooey: Soft and sticky
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• frantically: In a frenzied, wildly excited or worried way
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• whack: To hit someone or something with great force
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
• add: To include as well
• long: Person's name
• purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• wavelength: To have similar feelings
• dribble: To move forward with a ball by small hits or kicks
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• viscosity: Quality of how thick, thin, and sticky a liquid is
• quicksand: Pit of loose wet sand which sucks objects into it
• putty: Soft substance for fixing glass in windows, etc.
• tracer: Ammunition that can be tracked by a trail of smoke