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VOCABULARY 4

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  • beyond Earth and its atmosphere
    cosmic
  • the gas that comes out of an engine as a waste product
    exhaust
  • something that has value and should be treated with care
    precious
  • to give something a little push
    NUDGED
  • to give something valuable or meaningful to someone
    GENEROSITY
  • something sent from one place to another
    transmitted
  • something very large
    vast
  • one thing changes to something else
    transition
  • something not doing well or is getting weak
    ailing
  • something heated in a special furnace and hammered into shape
    forged
  • the scientific study of matter and energy
    physics
  • not dressy and is meant for everyday use
    CASUAL
  • to move it into position so something can be used
    deploy
  • when you do something right away
    PROMPLY
  • they are happy and satisfied with what they have.
    GRATEFUL
  • someone who helps an immigrant settle into his or her new country
    SPONSOR
  • something shared or worked on by multiple countries
    international
  • easy to see or understand
    OBVIOUS
  • what the surface of the land looks like
    terrain
  • an organization that has a particular focus or goal
    institution
  • something made up of two or more different things
    hybrid
  • damaged it while looking for something.
    ransacked
  • people who navigate ships, such as sailors
    mariners
  • something left out of a group or list because it doesn’t fit well
    EXCEPTION
  • artificial rather than natural
    synthetic
  • they looked like each other.
    resembled
  • a rule that explains how something in the natural world works
    principle
  • the people in charge, who have the power to make decisions or give orders
    authorities
  • a very large area of land, sea, or sky
    expanse
  • something that caught fire or exploded
    ignited
  • simple and shows good judgment.
    SENSIBLE
  • to show kindness toward others and a willingness to help
    GOODWILL
  • someone who shows no concern for other people and is very cruel
    ruthless
  • something that has been thrown away
    discarded
  • a city's outer edges, farthest away from the center
    outskirts
  • to go up
    ascend