Vocabulary

• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• forge ahead: To make strong and steady progress; to move forward with determination.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• off the clock: Not working; outside of official work hours.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• steep: Very expensive
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• deep: Complex and important
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• tectonic: Denoting or relating to construction or building
• mantle: History cloak without sleeves worn over clothes
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• subterranean: Living or situated below the surface of the earth
• rift: Opening made by splitting; a major disagreement
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• converge: (E.g. of two roads) to come together
• close: Almost; near
• call: A order or request for action
• granite: Type of very hard stone used in buildings
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• magma: Hot liquid rock from the Earth's crust
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• uplift: To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• flux: A state of flow and change