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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
hunt | v: to go after and try to catch wild animals to kill them for food, sport, or profit | |
exoplanet | n: a planet that orbits a star outside of the solar system | |
milestone | n: an important event or stage in the development or progress of something; a stone by the side of a road to show distances | |
exploration | n: the activity of searching and finding out about something through a place | |
imaginary | adj: existing only in someone’s mind | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
grad | n: (informal for graduate) a student who has recently graduated or is about to graduate from a school, college, or university | |
radical | adj: relating to the essential aspects of anything; far beyond the norm, mainly used of opinions and actions | |
romantic | adj: of or relating to love or a sexual relationship | |
gaze | v: to stare at something or someone for an extended time, usually out of surprise or adoration, or because you are thinking about something else | |
intent | n: a strong determination or attention to do or achieve something; (adjective) having a strong determination to do or achieve something | |
telescope | n: a device like a tube in shape containing lenses used to magnify and observe distant objects | |
ponder | v: to think deeply or carefully about something | |
gorgeous | adj: wonderful and attractive | |
universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
dip | v: to put something into a liquid for a short time and take it out again | |
orbit | n: the path of an object around a celestial body, especially a planet, star, or moon, under the influence of gravity. | |
decimal | adj: based on or counted in the number 10 | |
grand | adj: important and large in size, scope, or extent | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
instrument | n: an object used to make musical sounds, such as a piano, guitar, or drum; a tool or device used for a specific activity, particularly in specialist or scientific work | |
silicon | n: a chemical element with the symbol Si that is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster and used for the transistors and integrated circuit chips in computers | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
explore | v: to travel to or penetrate an area or a country to learn about it; to thoroughly examine a subject or a possibility to learn more about it | |
stellar | adj: excellent; relating to or resembling a star, especially in quality or attractiveness | |
precis | v: to make a summary of something, such as a text or speech; (noun) a short form of the main points of an argument or theory | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
galaxy | n: an independent group of stars, interstellar gas, dark matter, etc., in the universe, bound together by gravity | |
categorize | v: to put people or things into groups according to their features, types, etc. | |
trend | n: a general direction in which something is changing or developing | |
germ | n: a very tiny living that causes the disease; a piece of something such as an organism, concept, etc., capable of growing into a new one or part of one | |
beagle | n: a small dog with a smooth coat, long ears, and a strong sense of smell, used for hunting hares | |
breed | v: to keep animals for producing offspring in a regulated manner | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
demographic | n: a statistic characterizing that describes people or groups of people based on their age, sex, income, etc. | |
Jupiter | n: the fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in the solar system, with a system of sixteen moons; the ancient Roman king of the gods, identified with the Greek god Zeus | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
evaporate | v: to turn a liquid into a gas; to become less intense and disappear gradually | |
disintegrate | v: break or cause to break into small fragments | |
cluster | n: a group of similar things or people close together, often forming a distinct mass or unit | |
clockwork | n: a mechanism in which a series of gears, springs and other mechanical elements are used to power a device, especially a clock | |
puffy | adj: swollen or distended, especially with air or gas; | |
dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
menagerie | n: a collection of wild animals, especially exotic ones, kept for display | |
corral | n: a pen or enclosure for livestock, especially cattle or horses; an area surrounded by a fence | |
nursery | n: a place where babies and young children are cared for while their parents are at work; a place where plants are grown and nurtured, especially for commercial purposes | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
timeline | n: a series of events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line, usually drawn left to right or top to bottom | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
diffuse | adj: spread out widely; not concentrated in one place | |
collapse | v: to fall down or give way suddenly, often after breaking apart | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
chaos | n: a state of complete confusion or disorder, often characterized by a lack of predictability or control | |
turmoil | n: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty, often marked by intense activity or strong emotions | |
pebble | n: a small, smooth, rounded rock, especially one worn by the action of water | |
boulder | n: a large, smooth rock, typically one that has been worn away from a cliff or mountain by erosion | |
planetesimal | n: a small celestial body, typically one a few kilometers in size, that orbits a star and is composed of rock and metal, and that is thought to be a building block of planets | |
intense | adj: (especially of a feeling) very strong; extremely sharp or severe | |
bombardment | n: a continuous attack with bombs or other missiles | |
settle | v: to reach an agreement of disagreement | |
solid | adj: hard or firm; characterized by good substantial quality | |
sandy | adj: covered with or containing sand; (especially of hair color) pale yellowish to yellowish brown | |
shore | n: the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, or other large body of water; (verb) to support by placing against something solid or rigid | |
biomarker | n: a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention |