Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• per year: For each year; annually.
• wipe away: To remove with a cloth
• 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.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• class: To place things into groups by common qualities
• bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• birthday: Date each year on which you were born
• classroom: Room in a school where lessons take place
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• summer: Part of the year when the weather is hot
• teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
• history: Established pattern or record
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• unbelievably: Very; exceptionally
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• filing: To make something smooth by rubbing it with a tool
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• amazingly: In a surprising and pleasing manner
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• seat: To have seats available for a number of people
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• act: To behave in a certain way
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• surely: With certainty; definitely
• sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• evolve: To develop certain features
• undergone: To experience or endure something (bad)
• comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• fauna: All of the animals living in a certain area, time
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• geologic: Relating to geology or the geological features of an area.
• glacial: Being extremely and especially cold
• nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
• geological: Concerning studies of the Earth's rocks and soil
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally