Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• square off: To take a fighting stance or prepare to fight, often in boxing or martial arts.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• under the surface: Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• give away
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• force into: To compel someone to do something against their will.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• tiny: Very, very small
• plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• huge: Very very large
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• steep: Very expensive
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• apex: Highest point (of something); peak
• latitude: Distance north or south of equator shown by a line
• granite: Type of very hard stone used in buildings
• limestone: Sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium
• archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies
• masonry: Materials used to build brick or stone structures