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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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astronomer | n: a physicist who studies astronomy | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
catalog | n: a complete list of items, often including technical details and prices | |
prediction | n: the act of predicting the future by reasoning; a statement made about the future | |
meticulously | adv: with great attention to detail; thoroughly and carefully | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
distant | adj: far away in space, time, or where you are; far apart in relevance, relationship, or kinship | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
orbit | n: the path of an object around a celestial body, especially a planet, star, or moon, under the influence of gravity. | |
tug | v: to pull something quickly and hard, often several times | |
frustrate | v: to hinder or prevent efforts, plans, or desires from doing, succeeding, or being fulfilled; to make someone feel upset or annoyed because they are unable to change or achieve something | |
gravitational | adj: relating to or caused by gravity (= the force that attracts objects towards one another) | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
observatory | n: a building designed and equipped to observe the planets, the stars, the weather, etc. | |
telescope | n: a device like a tube in shape containing lenses used to magnify and observe distant objects | |
faint | adj: not strong, clear, or vigorous; slight or weak | |
discrepancy | n: a lack of consistency or agreement between two or more facts, figures, or sets of information; a disagreement, inconsistency, or divergence | |
triumph | n: a great victory or achievement | |
classic | adj: judged or deserving to be regarded as one of the best or most important of its kind over a period of time; of a well-known type | |
allege | v: to claim or assert that something is true without providing proof or evidence | |
erroneous | adj: containing errors; mistaken or incorrect; based on faulty reasoning or information | |
convinced | adj: completely certain about something; having a strong belief or conviction in a particular religion | |
mess | n: a state of confusion, dirtiness, or untidiness; (verb) to fail to do something or to make something dirty or untidy | |
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 | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something | |
icy | adj: covered with ice or frost; very cold; lacking warmth or friendliness | |
Jovian | adj: relating to Jupiter or its characteristics | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
predictable | adj: capable of being known, seen or declared in advance | |
doe | n: a mature female of mammals of which the male is called a buck, such as a deer or a rabbit | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
belt | v: to sing loudly and forcefully; to hit someone or something hard; (noun) a strip of leather or other material worn to tie or buckle something around the body | |
toss | v: to throw something carelessly with a light motion | |
outward | adj: relating to the external appearance or surface of something; visible | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
overlook | v: to fail to notice something; to watch over someone; to provide a view from above | |
observation | n: the act or activity of carefully examining or monitoring something or someone | |
circular | adj: shaped like a circle; having a round form | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
elongate | v: to extend something in length; to lengthen, stretch out, or to make longer | |
goddess | n: a female god, especially in ancient mythology; a woman who is worshipped or adored | |
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 | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
bizarre | adj: very strange or unusual | |
slingshot | n: a Y-shaped stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones or other projectiles | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
ridiculous | adj: very silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at | |
thorough | adj: done completely; significantly careful and accurate | |
discredit | v: to harm the reputation or credibility of someone or something; to make something appear untrue or unreliable | |
cocoon | n: a protective covering spun by some insects and other invertebrates | |
perturb | v: to disturb or agitate someone or something, causing feelings of anxiety or unease; to throw something into a state of chaos or disorder | |
cluster | n: a group of similar things or people close together, often forming a distinct mass or unit | |
dissipated | adj: dispersed or scattered in different directions; wasted or squandered on excessive or extravagant pleasures such as drinking, partying, or gambling; characterized by a lack of focus or discipline | |
galaxy | n: an independent group of stars, interstellar gas, dark matter, etc., in the universe, bound together by gravity | |
fossil | n: any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing that has become hard and turned into rock | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
obscure | adj: not well known to many people | |
parameter | n: a numerical or other measurable factors that characterize a system or set of data | |
celestial | adj: relating to the sky or the heavens; of or like the sky or the heavens | |
mechanics | n: the branch of physics that deals with the study of motion, forces, and energy; (mechanic) someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles | |
argument | n: a set of statements or reasons used to support or refute a proposition or theory; a verbal or physical fight or dispute | |
perihelion | n: the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
analogy | n: a comparison between similar things that have similar aspects, often used to help explain a principle or concept | |
plaza | n: a public square, marketplace, or similar open area in a town, especially in Spanish-speaking countries | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
baffle | v: to bewilder or perplex someone completely and to be unable to understand or explain something | |
fluke | n: a stroke of luck or chance, often resulting in a positive outcome or unexpected success; an accidental or unplanned occurrence | |
puzzle | n: a situation that is difficult to follow or solve; a game, problem, or toy that tests a person’s ingenuity or knowledge; (verb) to cause someone to feel confused because of something difficult to understand | |
tilt | v: to incline or bend from a vertical position; (noun) the act of inclining or the state of being inclined or leaning to one side | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
explanation | n: the information or arguments that someone provides to make something understandable or clear | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
inclined | adj: having a tendency or preference for something; likely or disposed to think, feel, or behave in a certain way | |
calculation | n: the act or process of using numbers to judge an amount of something | |
suite | n: a set of rooms designated for a particular purpose or activity, especially a set of rooms in a hotel or private residence used as a living unit; a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected; the group following and attending to some important person | |
simulate | v: to make a pretense of someone’s behavior or looks; to reproduce something that exists in real life using computers, models, etc., usually for study or training purposes | |
analytical | adj: relating to or using analysis (= the process of breaking down a complex system or concept into smaller, simpler parts to understand it better), or able to analyze | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
slightly | adv: in a small degree or extent; a little | |
context | n: the circumstances, facts, or conditions that surround a particular event, situation, or statement and that give it meaning | |
terrestrial | adj: of or relating to the Earth; relating to or inhabiting the land or the ground as opposed to the sea or air | |
mercury | n: a heavy, silvery-white metal that is liquid at room temperature and is used in thermometers, electrical equipment, and other devices; (Mercury) the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun | |
mar | v: to damage or spoil the appearance or surface of something | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
bet | v: to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a race or game, to get more money; to have faith or confidence in something | |
computation | n: the act or process of calculating something, especially an answer or amount, by using a machine or calculator | |
undertaking | n: a task, business, assignment, or project, especially one that is essential or challenging | |
underway | adj: having started and currently in progress | |
announce | v: to make something known or officially inform people about something |