Vocabulary

• below ground: Underneath the surface of the earth.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• have to: Must do
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• at present: Currently; now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• mental: Concerning the mind
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• material: Cloth; fabric
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• blast: To attack someone with words
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• valuable: Being useful or important
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• huge: Very very large
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• role: Character played by an actor
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• deep: Complex and important
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• heir: Person to receive power or money when someone dies
• preservation: Keeping something in a good, undamaged state
• refinement: Act of changing slightly to make it better
• impractical: Not useful or realistically possible
• extraction: Process of taking something out of something else