Vocabulary

• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• set up
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• consist of
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• abundant in: Present in great quantity; plentiful in.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• have to: Must do
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• material: Cloth; fabric
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• decade: Period of 10 years
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• sift: To look through and remove less valuable things
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• akin: Similar to; like; almost the same as
• gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• encompass: To encircle; cover completely
• own: To have something as your property
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• composition: Piece of writing, music etc.
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• extraterrestrial: Originating, located or occurring outside Earth
• purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• harvesting: To gather ripe crops in from the fields
• inflatable: Designed to be filled with air or gas
• colonization: Act of taking control over a place
• reuse: To use something again
• sandbox: A box with sand shaped to mold metal