Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• under cover of darkness: Using the night or darkness to hide one’s actions.
• flashes of lightning: Brief bursts of bright light produced by electrical discharge during a thunderstorm.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• per year: For each year; annually.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• one strike: In baseball, a swing at a pitch that the batter misses, that is called a strike by the umpire, or that is bunted foul.
• on account of: Because of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• strike: To hit something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• account: An advantage
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• perpetual: Continuing forever
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• illuminate: To supply light to something
• behold: To look at
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• beacon: Something providing guidance or hope to people
• converge: (E.g. of two roads) to come together
• overthrow: To throw something past a certain point or person
• lighthouse: Tower with a light that warns ships about rocks
• drake: Male duck