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vocabulary
1.credible |ˈkredəbəl|
adjective
meaning: able to be believed; convincing
origin: late Middle English: from Latin credibilis, from credere ‘believe.’
example: few people found his story credible

2.criteria |krīˈti(ə)rēən|
noun (pl. criteria |-ˈti(ə)rēə| )
meaning: a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided
origin: early 17th cent.: from Greek kritērion ‘means of judging,’ from kritēs 
example: the launch came too close to violating safety criteria.

3.dismiss|disˈmis|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning: order or allow to leave; send away
origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin dismiss-, variant of Latindimiss- ‘sent away,’ from the verb dimittere .
example: she dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road. 

4.extraterrestrial |ˌekstrətəˈrestrēəl|
adjective
meaning: of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere
example:  searches for extraterrestrial intelligence.

5.galaxy |ˈgaləksē|
noun (pl. galaxies)
meaning: a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
origin: late Middle English (originally referring to the Milky Way): via Old Frenchfrom medieval Latin galaxia, from Greek galaxias (kuklos)‘milky (vault),’ from gala, galakt- ‘milk.’

6.launch |lônCH|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning:  set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water
origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’): from Anglo-Norman French launcher, variant of Old French lancier 
example: the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen.

7.mainstream |ˈmānˌstrēm|
noun 
meaning: the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts
example: companies that are bringing computers to the mainstream of American life.

8.orbit |ˈôrbit|
noun
meaning: the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
origin: from Latin orbita ‘course, track’ (in medieval Latin‘eye socket’), feminine of orbitus ‘circular,’ from orbis ‘ring.’
example: planets in orbit around the sun.

9.molecule |ˈmäləˌkyo͞ol|
noun
meaning: a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
origin: late 18th cent.: from French molécule, from modern Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles ‘mass.’

10.amateur |ˈamətər|
noun
meaning: a person considered contemptibly inept at a particular activity
origin: late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover,’ from amare ‘to love.’
example: that bunch of stumbling amateurs.

11.distort |disˈtôrt|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning: pull or twist out of shape 
origin: late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘twist to one side’): from Latin distort- ‘twisted apart,’ from the verb distorquere, from dis- ‘apart’ + torquere ‘to twist.’
example: a grimace distorted her fine mouth.

12.loophole |ˈlo͞opˌ(h)ōl|
noun
meaning: an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules
origin: late 16th cent. (denoting an arrow slit): from obsolete loop‘embrasure’ + hole
example: they exploited tax loopholes. 

13.account |əˈkount|
noun
meaning: a report or description of an event or experience
origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘counting,’‘to count’): from Old Frenchacont (noun), aconter (verb), based on conter ‘to count.’
example: a detailed account of what has been achieved. 

14.fundamental |ˌfəndəˈmentl|
adjective
meaning: forming a necessary base or core; of central importance
origin: late Middle English: from French fondamental, or late Latinfundamentalis, from Latin fundamentum, from fundare ‘to found.’
example: the protection of fundamental human rights 

15.literally |ˈlitərəlē |
adverb
meaning: in a literal manner or sense; exactly
example: the driver took it literally when asked to go straight across the traffic circle

16.overestimate |ˌōvərˈestəˌmāt| 
verb
meaning: estimate (something) to be better, larger, or more important than it really is
example: his influence cannot be overestimated. 

17.planetarium |ˌplaniˈte(ə)rēəm|
noun (pl. planetariums or planetaria |-ˈte(ə)rēə| )
meaning:  a building in which images of stars, planets, and constellations are projected on the inner surface of a dome for public entertainment or education.
origin: mid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin planetarius ‘relating to the planets.’

18.probe |prōb|

    verb

meaning: physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument
origin: researchers probing the digestive glands of mollusks.
example: late Middle English (as a noun): from late Latin proba ‘proof’ (in medieval Latin‘examination’), from Latin probare ‘to test.’ The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

19.prompt |prämpt|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning: (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling)
origin: Middle English (as a verb): based on Old French prompt or Latinpromptus ‘brought to light,’ also ‘prepared, ready,’ past participle of promere ‘to produce,’ from pro- ‘out, forth’ + emere ‘take.’
example: his death has prompted an industry-wide investigation of safety violations.

    20.punch |pənCH|
    verb [ with obj. ]

    meaning:  strike with the fist

origin: late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘puncture, prod’): variant of pounce
example: she punched him int he face and ran off.

21.shortcut |ˈSHôrtˌkət|
noun
meaning: an accelerated way of doing or achieving something
example: the promise of a shortcut to optimum health and fitness is a tantalizing one.

22.skepticism |ˈskeptəˌsizəm| 
noun
meaning: a skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something
example: these claims were treated with skepticism.

23.determined |diˈtərmind|
adjective
meaning: having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it
origin: late Middle English: from Old French determiner, from Latindeterminare ‘limit, fix,’ from de- ‘completely’ + terminare ‘terminate.’ 
example: Alice was determined to be heard.

24.investigation |inˌvestiˈgāSHən|
noun
meaning: the action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research
origin: late Middle English: from Latin investigatio(n-), from the verb investigare
example: he is under investigation for receiving illicit funds.

25.layout |ˈlāˌout|
noun
meaning: the way in which the parts of something are arranged or laid out
example: changing the layout of the ground floor.