Vocabulary

• sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• in and of themselves: By their own nature; independently considered.
• in excess of: More than.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• in plain sight: Easily visible; not hidden.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• lead to: To result in some action
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• atmosphere: Air around us
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• deep: Complex and important
• part: Division of a book
• great: Very good; better than before
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• land: Region or country
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• mount: To attach something to something else
• remainder: What is left over after the larger part is gone
• incomprehensible: Impossible to understand or comprehend
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• submerge: To sink or put below the surface
• waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
• cubic: Measurement of the length, width, and height
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• totality: State of being total and complete