Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• have to: Must do
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• leave on: To keep something (especially clothing) on your body.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• under construction
• daily conversation: Informal talk about matters of common interest; everyday conversation.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• evolve: To develop certain features
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• leave: To go away from; depart
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
• bug: To bother someone
• strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• mutate: To develop into another thing; change
• interstellar: Being in the space between stars or star systems
• craftsmanship: Skill of making things in the manual arts
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• experimentation: Act of making and performing experiments or tests
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• artificially: Not naturally; made by people
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• rundown: (Of building) old and in poor condition
• cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• allude: To refer to without mentioning it directly
• annotation: Adding a note to a document; such a note
• whiz: To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
• hind: Concerning the rear or back part of animals
• axiom: A generally accepted rule or statement generally
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil