Vocabulary

• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• such as: For example; like
• make up: To invent or create a story
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• for or against: Expressing support or opposition to something.
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• arbitrary: (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• shed: Small building used for storage
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
• permanently: For a long time; always
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
• notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• enlighten: To cause someone to understand
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• enter: To start a career or an education
• small: Little in size; not big
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
• holographic: Concerning holography or holograms