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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
bang | v: to hit or cause to hit something in a way that makes a loud noise | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
compact | adj: closely and firmly united or packed together, using very little space; smaller than is usual | |
observation | n: the act or activity of carefully examining or monitoring something or someone | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
galaxy | n: an independent group of stars, interstellar gas, dark matter, etc., in the universe, bound together by gravity | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
accelerate | v: to make something faster or earlier; to cause to develop or progress more quickly | |
cosmology | n: the scientific study of the nature and origin of the universe | |
rip | v: to tear something or be torn violently or suddenly | |
crunch | n: a loud, crackling noise made by something being crushed or broken; a difficult or critical situation | |
scenario | n: a description of possible actions or events in the future; a written outline of a play, film, or literary work | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
tight | adj: fixed, fastened, or kept together firmly or closely | |
rub | v: to move one’s hand or an object over the surface of something with pressure | |
attractive | adj: immensely appealing in look or sound; having characteristics or qualities that make something appealing and valuable | |
gravity | n: the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth or towards any other physical body having mass; a manner that is solemn | |
hook | n: a curved device used for suspending, holding, or pulling something, especially one attached to a surface for hanging things on; a sharp curve or crook | |
repulsive | adj: causing strong dislike or disgust; offensive, unpleasant, or grotesque; resisting or rejecting contact or influence | |
approximate | adj: nearly accurate or correct, but not completely so | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
opposing | adj: competing, fighting, or working against each other | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
stretch | v: to make or be capable of making anything longer or broader without hurting or breaking | |
elasticity | n: the ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed; flexibility; adaptability to change | |
expansion | n: the process of becoming larger or more extensive, or the result of this process | |
cluster | n: a group of similar things or people close together, often forming a distinct mass or unit | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
dissolve | v: to be or cause to be absorbed by a liquid to form a part of the solution; to close down or dismiss | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
emit | v: to give off or send out something such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. | |
redshift | n: a concept in physics, particularly in the field of cosmology, that describes how light or other electromagnetic radiation from an object increases in wavelength, or shifts to the red end of the spectrum, as it moves away from an observer, which is a key principle behind the Big Bang Theory and the expansion of the universe | |
wavelength | n: the distance between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave | |
faint | adj: not strong, clear, or vigorous; slight or weak | |
emanate | v: to emit, send out something; to express a quality or feeling | |
chill | n: a feeling of coldness that makes one shiver; (verb) to make cool or cooler | |
elastic | adj: flexible, resilient, or adaptable; (noun) a stretchy material or band that can be stretched and then returned to its original shape; something that is flexible and adaptable | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
gravitational | adj: relating to or caused by gravity (= the force that attracts objects towards one another) | |
electromagnetic | adj: of or relating to the magnetism produced by electric charge in motion | |
nuclear | adj: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | |
atom | n: the smallest unit of ordinary matter that forms a chemical element, composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus | |
nucleus | n: the central and most important part of something; (biology) a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction; (physics) the very dense central region of an atom | |
atomic | adj: of or relating to atom (= the smallest component of an element) | |
particle | n: a small piece of something; a word or piece of a term with grammatical function but little or no significance | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
correspond | v: to match or be similar to something else almost exactly; to exchange messages | |
halt | v: to bring or come to a stop; to force to stop moving or operating | |
reverse | v: to change something’s direction, order, position, decision, etc., to the opposite one; (adjective) directed or moving toward the rear | |
clump | n: a small group of bushes, trees, flowers, people, etc. | |
hurtle | v: to move quickly and forcefully, especially in an uncontrolled or dangerous way | |
collide | v: to hit something violently when moving | |
plummet | v: to fall or drop suddenly and steeply; to decline rapidly or sharply | |
compress | v: to press or squeeze together to make something take up less space | |
dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
precede | v: to happen or go before something or someone in time or space | |
explode | v: to burst or break open violently and noisily; to cause something to burst or break open | |
contract | n: a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, setting out their rights and obligations to each other, typically in writing and enforceable by law | |
bounce | v: to cause to move up or away after hitting a surface; to spring back | |
wipe | v: to clean or dry something by rubbing with a piece of cloth or paper or one’s hand and removing dirt, food, or liquid | |
mitten | n: a glove with a separate sheath for the thumb but a combined sheath for the four fingers, typically warmer than a traditional glove |