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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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tempting | adj: likely to attract or persuade someone to do something, especially something that may not be wise or safe | |
recall | v: to remember something | |
galaxy | n: an independent group of stars, interstellar gas, dark matter, etc., in the universe, bound together by gravity | |
cluster | n: a group of similar things or people close together, often forming a distinct mass or unit | |
astronaut | n: a person trained by a space agency to travel outside the Earth’s atmosphere | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
launch-pad | n: a platform or structure designed to support and launch a rocket or other spacecraft into space | |
arbitrary | adj: based on chance, or individual whim rather than any reason | |
spinning | n: the act of rotating rapidly around an axis; in the context of textiles, the process of twisting fibers together to form thread or yarn | |
pinpoint | v: to locate or identify the exact position in space or time of something | |
quantity | n: the amount or number of something; magnitude | |
captain | n: the leader of a group of people, especially who is in charge of a ship or aircraft | |
lieutenant | n: a deputy or subordinate officer; a military officer ranking below a captain; a naval rank or officer | |
starship | n: a spacecraft designed for long-distance travel between stars; a fictional spacecraft used in science fiction | |
enterprise | n: a business or company; a purposeful or industrious undertaking, especially one that requires effort | |
warp | v: to twist or bend out of shape, especially as a result of being heated; to distort or twist the meaning or sense of something | |
sassy | adj: rude and showing a lack of respect; energetic, bold, and full of spirit | |
subordinate | adj: of lower rank or importance, often used to describe a person in a position of inferiority or inferior status; serving as a secondary or supporting element to something else | |
fancy | v: to want to do or have something; (noun) something that many people believe but that is false, or that does not exist; imagination or fantasy | |
fashion | n: a style that is popular at a particular time or place; the state of being popular | |
absolute | adj: perfect or complete or to the most considerable degree possible | |
refer | v: to direct someone’s attention, thoughts, or questions to another source or person; to mention, cite, or allude to something as evidence or support | |
frame | n: a strong border or structure of the wood, metal, etc. that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or window | |
presumably | adv: believed to be true or likely based on the available evidence, or supposed to be the case without definite proof | |
concept | n: an idea or principle associated with something abstract | |
hint | n: an indirect suggestion; a slight but appreciable amount of something | |
furrow | n: a long and narrow groove or trench, typically made in the ground by a plow or a person’s fingers; a wrinkle or groove on a person’s face | |
brow | n: the ridge over the eye sockets; the forehead | |
spaceship | n: (especially in science fiction) a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space | |
plow | n: a farming implement used for breaking up and turning over the soil, especially before planting; (verb) to turn over and break up the soil in preparation for planting crops | |
orbit | n: the path of an object around a celestial body, especially a planet, star, or moon, under the influence of gravity; (of medicine) the bony cavity in the skull that houses the eyeball and its associated structures, like muscles, nerves, and blood vessels | |
substance | n: the real physical material of which a thing or person consist; the most important or main part of some idea or experience; an illegal drug | |
mar | v: to damage or spoil the appearance or surface of something | |
weigh | v: to have a particular weight; to carefully evaluate things before making a conclusion | |
void | n: an empty space; a feeling of emptiness; (adjective) lacking any legal or binding force | |
meaningless | adj: having no meaning, direction, or purpose | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
buckle | v: to bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; (noun) a device used for fastening two loose ends of a belt or strap | |
whiz | v: to move or run quickly and smoothly with a hissing or buzzing sound; to excel or perform skillfully in a particular area; to urinate; (noun) a person who is very clever or skilled at something | |
constant | adj: happening repeatedly or all the time | |
straight | adj: extending or moving in one direction without bending or curving; having no deviations | |
ambiguous | adj: open to more than one interpretation; not clear or decided | |
engine | n: a machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something that has an important role used to achieve a purpose | |
doubt | n: a feeling of being uncertain about something, especially about how good or accurate it is | |
stomach | n: the internal organ in the body where food is digested, situated in the abdomen; the part of the body below the chest that contains the stomach | |
rotation | n: the action or process of moving in a circle around an axis or center | |
queasy | adj: feeling or causing discomfort or unease, especially about one’s stomach; nauseated or sick; squeamish or easily made to feel unsettled or anxious | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
analyze | v: to think about in-depth and evaluate to discover essential features or meaning | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
perception | n: a belief, opinion, or image you have based on how you regard, understand, or interpret something; the ability to see, hear, or notice something through the senses | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
scrutiny | n: careful and detailed examination | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
insightful | adj: having or showing a deep understanding and perception of a situation or subject | |
unwise | adj: not sensible or prudent; likely to cause harm or negative consequences; lacking in good judgment or common sense | |
accelerate | v: to make something faster or earlier; to cause to develop or progress more quickly | |
jail | n: a facility where criminals are kept to be punished for their crimes; a prison |