Vocabulary

• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hard to swallow: Difficult to accept or believe as true.
• at least: As a minimum
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• cultural phenomenon: A thing that takes place when something or someone gains popularity, especially when this is among many people.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• prominent: Being important or well known
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• important: Having power or authority
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• reconcile: To balance the accounts
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• icon: Small image on a computer screen
• knack: Ability or talent to do something
• incompatible: Not able to get on, be used together
• intellect: Ability to think with reason and intelligence
• eminent: Widely recognized as a leader in your field
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• catapult: Weapon that projects rocks from an elastic strap
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• singularity: Quality that makes something unusual or odd
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• cosmology: Study of the universe's formation and structure