Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for instance: As an example.
• have to: Must do
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• at least: As a minimum
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• in competition: Taking part in a contest or rivalry.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• make up: To invent or create a story
• peter out: To gradually become smaller, weaker, or less before stopping or disappearing completely.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• aside from
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• off kilter: Not perfectly balanced or aligned; askew.
• give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
• merge with: To combine or blend together into a single entity.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• look beyond: To consider the future and what might happen.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• material: Cloth; fabric
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• instance: An example of something; case
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• infinite: Being very large in amount
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• point: An item to be discussed
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• surround: To be all the way around something
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• area: Amount of measured space
• cosmos: The universe
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• live: To be alive
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
• telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
• interstellar: Being in the space between stars or star systems
• microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
• spherical: Round and shaped like a ball
• singularity: Quality that makes something unusual or odd
• entirety: State of being complete
• cosmology: Study of the universe's formation and structure