Unit 4: Earth and Space

Learn these words from the science article and journal by Julie Larson (Inside: Level C, Unit 4).

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  1. universe
    everything that exists anywhere
  2. astronaut
    a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  3. experience
    go or live through
  4. similarity
    the quality of being alike
  5. grant
    give as judged due or on the basis of merit
  6. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
  7. weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
  8. recount
    narrate or give a detailed account of
  9. atrophy
    undergo weakening or degeneration as through lack of use
  10. tour
    a period of time spent in military service
  11. element
    one of the individual parts making up a composite entity
  12. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  13. sustain
    supply with necessities and support
  14. thorough
    painstakingly careful and accurate
  15. spoil
    become unfit for consumption or use
  16. obstacle
    something that stands in the way and must be surmounted
  17. connect
    establish a rapport or relationship
  18. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  19. container
    any object that can be used to hold things
  20. essential
    absolutely necessary
  21. well-being
    a contented state of happiness, health, and prosperity
  22. stream
    flow freely and abundantly
  23. whirl
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  24. routine
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
  25. future
    yet to be or coming
  26. generation
    all the people living at the same time or of the same age
  27. foremost
    ranking above all others
  28. envision
    imagine, conceive of, or see in one's mind
Created on Thu Aug 04 14:56:14 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 15:52:17 EDT 2016)

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