Vocabulary

• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• deal with
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• amount: Quantity of something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• shut: To stop being open for business
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• land: Region or country
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• origin: Point at which something begins or is created
• weight: How heavy something is
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• propellant: General term for fuel used in engines
• recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
• publicly: In a way that anyone can see, hear, use or know
• snare: To trap using a device or clever trick
• hydraulic: Of a system operated by water or other liquids
• barge: Large low boat with a flat bottom
• aerodynamic: Efficiently designed to move through the air
• falcon: Fast-flying hunting bird
• booster: Person who backs a politician or a team etc.
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• reuse: To use something again
• deceleration: Rate of decrease in speed