Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• up close and personal: Very near or intimately, often in detail or physically close.
• at least: As a minimum
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• atmosphere: Air around us
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• important: Having power or authority
• propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fully: Completely or entirely
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• barrage: Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner