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Synthetic

artificial, man-made...

Curiosity

the desire to know about something.

Prompt

to make someone decide to do something.

Stumble on/across/upon something

come across = to find or discover something by chance and unexpectedly.

Run-down

in bad condition, badly maintained...

Solidify

strengthen, to make an agreement, plan, attitude etc more definite and less likely to change.

Enthusiasm

interest.

Become immersed in

become completely involved in an activity

Devotion

commitment = adherence = dedication = the strong love that you show when you pay a lot of attention to someone or something.

Perceive

recognize, see, identify

Enrollment

the process of arranging to join a school, university, course etc.

Gift

talent, knack, ability...

Breakthrough

advance, innovation, revolution, new idea, invention...

Fame

reputation.

Fortune

wealth, riches

Derive

to develop or come from something else.

Substitute

alternate, replacement

Manufacture

produce, make, create...

Mysterious

strange.

Excretion

the waste material that people or animals get rid of from their bodies.

Obtain

get, gain, attain...

Extract something from something

to carefully remove a substance from something which contains it, using a machine, chemical process etc.

Afford

pay for, manage to pay for, have enough money...

Backdrop

the conditions or situation in which something happens

Grasp

understand, comprehend, see the point of= to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one.

Fabric

material= cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc.

Patent

to obtain a special document giving you the right to make or sell a new invention or product.

Instant

immediate.

Recognition

detection.

Commercial

money-making, profitable, for profit, trade...

Assure

ensure, promise, confirm, guarantee.

Fierce

strong.

Objection

opposition, doubt...

Mentor

adviser.

Utilise

make use of.

Boost

increase, improvement, enhancement...

Flatter

to make someone look as attractive as they can.

Shade

something you use to reduce or block light.

not to be outdone

in order not to let someone else do better or seem better than you

Be all the rage

to be very popular or fashionable.

Clamour for

to demand something loudly.

Go back to the drawing board

if you go back to the drawing board, you start again with a completely new plan or idea, after the one you tried before has failed.

Merely

only, just, simply...

Vital

very important, crucial, necessary, central...

Crucial

vital, very important, central...

Extra-terrestrial

relating to things that exist outside the Earth.

Haunt

to cause problems for someone over a long period of time

Poised on the brink/edge of something

completely ready to do something or for something to happen, when it is likely to happen soon.

Intermittently

Sporadically= stopping and starting often and for short periods.

Determined

having a strong desire to do something, so that you will not let anyone stop you.

Make an attempt to do something

to try to do something, especially something difficult.

Primary

main, most important...

Curiosity

the desire to know about something.

Drive

force, make...

Evolve

develop, change...

Foster

promote, encourage...

Detection

discovery, finding...

Sufficient

enough, plenty...

A cog in the machine/wheel

someone who only has a small unimportant job in a large organization.

Tenuous

uncertain, weak, likely to change...

Wipe something out

to destroy, remove, or get rid of something completely.

Optimism

a feeling or belief that things will get better or be more successful in the future.

Adopt

to start to deal with or think about something in a particular way

Ground rules

the basic rules or principles on which future actions or behaviour should be based.

Evidence

proof.

An open mind

if you have an open mind, you deliberately do not make a decision or form a definite opinion about something.

Convincing

persuasive, believable, compelling, forceful, strong...

Conservative

traditional, old...

Assumption

supposition, guess, hypothesis...

Radically

very, completely, totally...

Resemble

look like, be similar to...

Somebody's fellows

people that you work with, study with, or who are in the same situation as you.

Orbit

to travel in a curved path around a much larger object such as the Earth, the Sun etc.

Inconceivable

unthinkable, unimaginable, unbelievable...

Estimate

calculate approximately.

Astronomical

relating to the scientific study of the stars.

Severely

harshly, strictly...

Attenuate

to make something weaker or less.

Traverse

pass through= to move across, over, or through something, especially an area of land or water.

Frequency

the number of radio waves, sound waves etc that pass any point per second.

To date

up to now.

Concentrate on

focus on.

Various

numerous, many, countless...

Radio telescope

a piece of equipment that collects radio waves from space and is used to find stars and other objects in space.

Scale

size.

Dramatically

radically, noticeably,

Conduct

carry out...

Hardware

the machinery and equipment that is needed to do something.

Sensitivity

the possibility of the fact that something is affected by very small changes in light, heat, movement etc

Monitor

to carefully watch and check a situation in order to see how it changes over a period of time

Considerable

substantial, large...

Debate

argument, discussion...

Immediately

right away, without delay,

Ethical

moral= relating to principles of what is right and wrong.

Address

tackle, deal with...

Superior

better, greater...

Urgency

the need to deal with something immediately because it is very important

Evolutionary

relating to the way in which plants and animals develop and change gradually over a long period of time.

Parched

dry, burnt, waterless...

Reptile

a type of animal, such as a snake or lizard, whose body temperature changes according to the temperature around it, and that sually lays eggs to have babies.