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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
humankind | n: the whole of the living human inhabitants of the earth | |
astronaut | n: a person trained by a space agency to travel outside the Earth’s atmosphere | |
descent | n: the act or process of moving downward; a person’s family origins | |
emergency | n: a sudden unforeseen crisis usually involving danger that requires immediate action | |
alarm | n: a loud noise or an automatic signal that warns people of danger; a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event or particular danger | |
overload | v: to put too much a load in or on something | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
abort | v: to terminate or cancel something before it is complete or fully developed; to cause the end of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable or can survive outside the womb | |
breath | n: the air that is taken into and expelled from your lungs; the process of taking into and expelling air from your lungs | |
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 | |
pioneering | adj: involving new ideas or methods; being the first of their kind; leading the way in a particular field | |
inflight | adj: happening or available during an aircraft flight | |
software | n: a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data for doing particular computational jobs | |
inquisitive | adj: curious and interested in learning or finding out about things; questioning or prying into matters that are not one’s concern; curious or nosy | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
institute | n: an organization that has a specific purpose, particularly one dealing with science, education, or a particular profession; (verb) to initiate, introduce, or establish something | |
grad | n: (informal for graduate) a student who has recently graduated or is about to graduate from a school, college, or university | |
encounter | v: to face something, particularly something unpleasant or difficult, while attempting to do something else; to meet, especially unexpectedly | |
chaos | n: a state of complete confusion or disorder, often characterized by a lack of predictability or control | |
laboratory | n: a workplace for doing scientific research or teaching science; a lab | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
aircraft | n: any vehicle that can fly and carry things or passengers, such as a plane or helicopter | |
renowned | adj: famous and respected for great achievements, qualities, etc. | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
compact | adj: closely and firmly united or packed together, using very little space; smaller than is usual | |
digital | adj: processing or storing information as a succession of 1 and 0 to show that a signal is present or missing; relating to the use of computer technology, especially the internet | |
flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
guidance | n: advice or instructions given to help direct someone’s behavior or decision-making | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
navigate | v: to plan and direct the way that a ship, plane, etc. will travel, often by using a map | |
spacecraft | n: a vehicle designed to travel through space, typically carrying astronauts or scientific instruments | |
unreliable | adj: not able to be trusted or depended on | |
cubic | adj: having the shape of a cube or being of three dimensions; measured in units that are the third power of a linear unit | |
divide | v: to separate or cause to separate into parts or groups | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
hardware | n: durable tools, machinery, and other equipment; the physical and electronic parts of a computer or other electronic systems | |
onboard | v: to become or make part of a team, group, or system; to install, activate, or begin using a piece of equipment or software; (adjective) included or integrated into a particular system, machine, or device | |
command | n: authority, control, or mastery over something, often referring to military or leadership contexts; a directive, order, or instruction; expertise or confidence in a specific area; (verb) to give an authoritative order or instruction, or to be in charge or control of something | |
lunar | adj: of or pertaining to the moon | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
stake | n: a share or financial investment in something such as a business; a wooden or metal post set up to mark something | |
detect | v: to find or recognize something, especially something difficult to see, hear, etc. | |
unexpected | adj: not anticipated or regarded as likely to happen | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
adaptable | adj: able or willing to modify or be modified to deal with new situations | |
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 | |
predetermine | v: to decide or determine in advance; to establish or influence beforehand | |
asynchronous | adj: not happening at the same time or speed | |
interrupt | v: to say or do something that causes someone to stop in their speech or action | |
assign | v: to give a specific job or piece of work to a someone | |
priority | n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
regardless | adv: not paying attention or considering something or someone even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties | |
breakthrough | n: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
regularly | adv: at regular intervals or times | |
schedule | n: a list of planned activities, tasks, or things that must be completed showing when they are intended to happen or be done | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
pilot | n: a person who flies an aircraft, especially as a job; a person qualified to guide ships through a difficult area of water | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
buzz | v: to make a continuous, low humming sound such as the one bee makes; an exciting and active atmosphere | |
inadvertently | adv: unintentionally; accidentally; without purpose or deliberate intent | |
flip | v: to turn over into a different position quickly; to throw or toss with a light motion | |
rendezvous | n: a meeting or appointment that has been arranged beforehand; a gathering of people in a pre-arranged location | |
radar | n: a technology that employs radio waves to locate items that cannot be seen | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
vital | adj: necessary for the success or continued existence of something | |
computation | n: the act or process of calculating something, especially an answer or amount, by using a machine or calculator | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
restart | v: to start something again, especially after a pause or interruption | |
spare | adj: additional to what is necessary for ordinary use; (verb) to give time, money, space, etc. to someone | |
integrate | v: to combine one thing with another so that they form a whole or work together; to accept equal participation for members of all races and ethnic groups | |
contribution | n: the act of giving something, especially money, to a particular cause or organization; a voluntary gift as of money or service or ideas made to some worthwhile cause | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
lifesaving | n: the act or process of rescuing someone else’s life, especially from drowning | |
bug | n: any tiny insect; a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | |
crew | n: a group of people who work together, especially on a ship or airplane | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
honor | n: high regard or great respect for someone; the quality of having and doing based on a keen sense of morality; (verb) to show respect towards someone | |
achievement | n: a thing that someone has accomplished, primarily through their effort and ability | |
award | n: a prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
medal | n: a flat, usually circular piece of metal or other material that is often given as an award or commemoration for an achievement, victory, or honor |
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