Vocabulary

• in part: To some extent; partially.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• thin out: To reduce the number of things in a group or area, making them less dense.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• check out
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• material: Cloth; fabric
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• amount: Quantity of something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• prominent: Being important or well known
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• permanently: For a long time; always
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
• due: When something is required or expected
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• celestial: Concerning the sky or objects in the sky
• bombard: To attack with weapons
• contender: Athlete or team competing (and likely) to win
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• colonization: Act of taking control over a place
• monoxide: Oxide with one atom of oxygen per molecule