Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• climb up: To ascend or move to a higher position by using one's hands and feet.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in flight: Act of flying
• fly by: To pass quickly
• by wire: By electronic transmission, especially money transfer.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• require: To demand that someone does something
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• act: To behave in a certain way
• revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• derive: To come from another thing
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• velocity: Speed in a given direction
• great: Very good; better than before
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• mankind: All humans thought of as one group; humanity
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• cockpit: Area in (plane, boat) where the pilot, driver sits
• curvature: Curving or bending, often abnormal, as of spine
• deflect: To cause to turn in a different direction
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• rudder: Flat piece of wood or metal that steers ships
• compressor: Mechanical device that compresses gasses