Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• bounce around: To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• such as: For example; like
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• melt down: To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• strike: To hit something
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• harness: To capture the power of something
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• drawback: A disadvantage or problem
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• feasible: Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• sift: To look through and remove less valuable things
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• dilute: To make something weaker or less efficient
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• gamble: To play games to win money
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• inertial: Concerning inertia
• tritium: Radioactive isotope of hydrogen producing light