Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• family man: A man who is devoted to his family and considers their needs to be very important.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• set off: To start a journey
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• amount: Quantity of something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• neat: That you approve of; cool
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• leave: To go away from; depart
• quarter: 25 cents
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• century: Period of 100 years
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• important: Having power or authority
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• alive: Living; not dead
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
• bombard: To attack with weapons
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• atmospheric: Concerning or located in the air around us
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• unstable: (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• axe: Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood
• fossilize: To change into a state from which it won't change