Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• well preserved: Maintained in excellent condition; not allowed to decline in quality or appearance.
• check out
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
• look back: To think about past events
• at a minimum: At the very least; the lowest possible number or amount.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on the rocks: Served with ice cubes.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• break apart: To separate into pieces; disintegrate.
• sight in: To adjust a weapon's sights for accurate aiming.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• at least: As a minimum
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• pile: Large amount of something
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• land: Region or country
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• deep: Complex and important
• sage: Someone who is very wise
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• sediment: Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
• igneous: Produced by the action of fire or intense heat