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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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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 | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
colony | n: a country or an area that is governed by a more powerful country that is often far away | |
multitude | n: a large number of things or people | |
daunting | adj: looking challenging to manage in prospect; making someone anxious and less confident about carrying out something | |
light-year | n: a unit of distance used in astronomy to represent the distance that light travels in a year, which is equal to about 9.46 trillion kilometers or 5.88 trillion miles | |
spacecraft | n: a vehicle designed to travel through space, typically carrying astronauts or scientific instruments | |
trudge | v: to walk or march slowly and heavily, typically due to exhaustion, difficulty, or reluctance; to move with effort or laboriously | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
gulf | n: a large ocean inlet or deep bay that is partially enclosed by land | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
scholar | n: professor; a person who studies a topic in considerable depth, particularly in a university | |
theoretical | adj: relating to the concepts and principles upon which a particular topic is founded, rather than practice and experience | |
physics | n: the science of matter and energy and their interactions | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
replicate | v: to make an exact copy of something; to repeat a process or experiment to confirm the results | |
context | n: the circumstances, facts, or conditions that surround a particular event, situation, or statement and that give it meaning | |
launch | v: to send or propel something into the air or space using a device such as a rocket, missile, or spacecraft; to make something available or on sale for the first time | |
self-sufficient | adj: able to provide for one’s own needs without assistance from others | |
distant | adj: far away in space, time, or where you are; far apart in relevance, relationship, or kinship | |
harvest | n: yields of plants in a single growing season; the period of the year when gathering occurs on a farm | |
replica | n: an exact copy of something such as a work of art | |
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 | |
outward | adj: relating to the external appearance or surface of something; visible | |
universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
fishbowl | n: a round glass or plastic container used for keeping fish or other aquatic animals as pets | |
crunch | n: a loud, crackling noise made by something being crushed or broken; a difficult or critical situation | |
cosmic | adj: relating to the universe or cosmos; vast or limitless | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
miniature | adj: being on a very small scale | |
propulsion | n: the act or process of propelling or driving something forward, often using a motor, engine, or other mechanical means | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
leap | v: to jump or spring into the air, often with the feet leaving the ground or a surface below; to move quickly or suddenly, often forward or upward | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
regardless | adv: not paying attention or considering something or someone even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties | |
alien | n: a person who comes from a different country, race, or group; a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere | |
multiply | v: to add a number to itself a specified number of times; to increase or cause to increase very much in number or quantity | |
swarm | n: a group of many things, such as insects, fishes, etc., in the air or water or on the ground | |
astronomer | n: a physicist who studies astronomy | |
intelligent | adj: having the capacity for thought and reason, especially to a high degree | |
hurtle | v: to move quickly and forcefully, especially in an uncontrolled or dangerous way | |
scavenge | v: to search for or gather useful material, particularly food or other resources, from discarded waste or other sources | |
absence | n: the fact or condition of being away from a place where they are typically anticipated to be | |
proof | n: a fact or piece of information that shows something is true or exists | |
extinct | adj: no longer in existence | |
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 | |
fiction | n: the type of book or story, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people; anything made up or imagined that is not true | |
proliferate | v: to grow or increase rapidly in number; to reproduce or spread rapidly, especially in an uncontrolled manner | |
simultaneously | adv: at the same time | |
greet | v: to say hello to someone; to express welcome on meeting someone | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
lung | n: either of the two organs in the chest that people and some animals use for breathing | |
sophistication | n: the quality or state of having a great deal of worldly experience; the quality or state of being intellectually or culturally refined | |
curiosity | n: a strong desire to know or learn about something |