Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• in terms of
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• drown out: To prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• going on: To continue doing something
• check out
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• blast: To attack someone with words
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• land: Region or country
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• detrimental: Harmful
• dwelling: To live in a certain place
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• documentary: Supported by written evidence
• belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
• ship: Large boat
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• Arctic: The regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• homeless: Having no home; living on the streets
• northern: In or toward the north
• coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
• salty: Containing or tasting like salt
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods
• plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
• sunlight: Rays of light coming from the sun
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• permafrost: Ground that is permanently frozen
• inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
• fresher: First-year undergraduate at a university