Vocabulary

• closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
• have to: Must do
• such as: For example; like
• pitch black: Extremely dark; completely without light.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in places: In some locations but not others
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• testing ground: A place or situation where something new is tested.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• express: To send something by fast mail
• atmosphere: Air around us
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• construct: To build or create something
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• inspect: To look at or examine carefully
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• electromagnetic: Having magnetic and electrical parts
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
• apocalyptic: Involving great disaster or destruction
• cosmos: The universe
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• microbiome: the microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that exist in a particular environment or in the human body
• live: To be alive
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
• telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
• mine: That thing that belongs to me
• bustle: To move energetically or busily
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• dosage: Measured amount of medicine or drug
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• yard: Unit of length equal to 3 feet or 91.44 cm
• close: Almost; near
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• foothold: Place providing support for the foot when climbing
• chute: Sloping channel or passage to throw things down
• refuel: To put more fuel into a vehicle, etc.