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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
flashlight | n: a portable electric light with a handle and a switch that can be turned on and off | |
illuminate | v: to light something or to make something lighter or brighter; to make something free from confusion or ambiguity | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
illuminating | adj: making something clear or easy to understand; providing light | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
spacecraft | n: a vehicle designed to travel through space, typically carrying astronauts or scientific instruments | |
exhaust | n: the system in a vehicle that removes waste gases from the engine; (verb) to make someone completely tired | |
chemistry | n: the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | |
orbit | n: the path of an object around a celestial body, especially a planet, star, or moon, under the influence of gravity. | |
propel | v: to move, drive or push something forward or in a particular direction, often with a lot of force | |
laser | n: a device that emits powerful and narrow light that can be used as a tool to cut metal through a process of optical amplification | |
synchronize | v: to happen or cause to happen at the same time or rate | |
gang | n: a group of people who organize and engage in criminal activity | |
gigantic | adj: extremely large | |
array | n: a large group or collection of things or people, especially one that is impressive or attractive | |
phase | n: any stage in a series of events, change, or development | |
sufficient | adj: adequate; enough for a particular purpose or requirement | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
initial | adj: of or happening at the beginning; (noun) the first letter of a word, especially a person’s name | |
probe | n: a tool used for testing or examining, especially for medical or scientific purposes, or an exploratory mission to a planet or other celestial body; (verb) to investigate, examine, or search into something | |
photon | n: a unit or quantum of electromagnetic energy, typically regarded as a particle that is the basic constituent of all light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation | |
earnest | adj: characterized by sincere and severe conviction or effort; showing a deep and a genuine sense of purpose or commitment | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
dominate | v: to have or control a lot of power and influence over somebody or something | |
fiber | n: thread or filament used to make a vegetable tissue, mineral material, or textile | |
optics | n: the academic study of vision and light | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
infinite | adj: unlimited or very great; impossible to measure | |
projectile | n: an object or weapon that is propelled through the air, with or without explosive power; something that is launched or thrown with great force | |
ballistic | adj: relating to or resembling the motion or behavior of a projectile in flight; intensely angry or out of control | |
remotely | adv: at a distance; not directly or easily accessible | |
Jovian | adj: relating to Jupiter or its characteristics | |
flyby | n: a close approach to a celestial body, especially a planet, by a spacecraft without landing or entering orbit | |
magnetic | adj: having the properties of attracting or repelling certain materials containing iron or steel | |
particle | n: a small piece of something; a word or piece of a term with grammatical function but little or no significance | |
density | n: the quality of compactness of a substance | |
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 | |
exoplanet | n: a planet that orbits a star outside of the solar system | |
atmospheric | adj: about or located in the earth’s atmosphere | |
biosignature | n: distinctive chemical or physical features that indicate the presence of past or current life | |
dramatic | adj: very sudden, very excellent, or full of action and excitement | |
universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
economics | n: the branch of social science that deals with the production, consumption, and transfer of goods and services | |
inappropriate | adj: not suitable or proper for a particular occasion, purpose, or person | |
interstellar | adj: relating to or located in the space between stars | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
affordable | adj: not expensive and able to pay | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
inexpensive | adj: costing little; having a low price | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
relativism | n: the belief that truth, knowledge, or morality are not absolute or objective but instead relative to the context in which they are perceived or determined | |
flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
debris | n: broken or torn fragments of something | |
removal | n: the act of taking something away or off from a particular place | |
distant | adj: far away in space, time, or where you are; far apart in relevance, relationship, or kinship | |
asset | n: something or someone that is useful or valuable quality, skill, etc.; valuable property | |
versatile | adj: able to do many things in different fields; having many talents | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
feasible | adj: capable of being or likely to be made, done, or achieved | |
inevitable | adj: certain to happen and unavoidable | |
fine-tune | v: to make tiny changes or improvements to make it work as well as possible | |
prototype | n: a first or preliminary example of something such as a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
revolutionary | adj: relating to or characterized by a complete or dramatic change | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
evolutionary | adj: relating to or denoting how living things develop or change from earlier forms | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
foremost | adj: most important, leading, or prominent | |
exploration | n: the activity of searching and finding out about something through a place | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
chirp | n: a short, sharp sound that is made by birds or insects or by electronic devices such as alarms or beepers |