Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• action movie: A film genre featuring exciting and often violent scenes.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• knock down: To hit something so it falls down
• have to: Must do
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• do the trick: To solve a problem or achieve a desired result.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• highly unlikely: Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
• furious: Extremely angry
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• noggin: A human head
• velocity: Speed in a given direction
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• ignite: To catch fire
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• land: Region or country
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• amnesia: Loss of the ability to remember
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• tornado: Violent storm with strong winds
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• temporal: Concerning time
• lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• ignition: Process of making catch fire (e.g. an engine)
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• projectile: Something thrown or fired at a target
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• shockwave: A wave of energy (e.g. after an earthquake)
• mach: Unit that expresses the speed of an airplane