VP 3 Unit 1 Digesting Mars alla ord

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

desalinate remove salt from a liquid

osmotic pressure pressure that needs to be applied in order to desalinate a liquid

rehydrate restore water to

distasteful unpleasant

charcoal black substance made by burning wood

restorative making you feel strong and healthy

beverage drink

unobjectionable inoffensive, agreeable

osmosis process in which a liquid moves from one solution to another

pending until, awaiting

objectionable offensive, disagreeable

treat apply a process to something in order to give it particular qualities

flare make/become wider

postapocalyptic after a worldwide catastrophy

rig equipment

weapons-grade suitable for making nuclear weapons

megalomaniacal having a strong desire for power and control

despot tyrant

critter creature

wingnut mad or crazy person

cargo pants loose trousers with large pockets on the legs

lavender light purple in colour

crewcut very short hairstyle

sprout produce, grow

lunar relating to the moon

downstream at a later stage in the process

blast force something to move quickly and loudly in a certain direction

lander spacecraft designed to land on a planet/the moon

coast move without using power

aerospace relating to aeroplanes and spacecraft; space

fantastical strange, imaginative, unexpected

be afoot start to happen, take place

launch set in motion; send into space

nutritionist expert on the science of food

wondrous exciting, marvellous

ranching running a ranch

husbandry farming

accommodating helpful, easy to work with

manure waste matter from animals

metabolism chemical processes which help the body to use food for energy and growth

steer young male cow raised for beef

derive get, obtain

fabricate construct, produce

jettison throw away

envision imagine

casing covering, case

casting shaped object

egg albumin water-soluble protein found in egg white

shred cut/tear into thin strips

wood pulp substance used to make paper

enrich make better by adding something

palatability how pleasant something tastes

regime programme

victuals dated food

balk at refuse to do something

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

keratin protein found in hair, nails, feathers etc.

muse say thoughtfully

hydrolysis chemical reaction in which one substance reacts with water to produce another

edible can be eaten

palatable pleasant to taste

constituent part, component

hydrolyze break down by chemical reaction with water (hydrolysis)

amino acid one of the substances in the body that combine to make proteins

feces solid waste from the body

ominous indicating that something bad might happen

Martian relating to Mars

carbon chemical element found in coal, oil and all living things

patty flat, round piece of minced food

whereupon after which

in attendance formal present

brand type

ill advised not sensible or wise

deposit place, leave

cache a hidden store of things

cosmonaut Russian astronaut

by-product something that is produced as a result of making something else

seal shut, close

tile flat square piece

shielding protection

hydrocarbon chemical substance made of hydrogen and carbon

hull body, exterior part

crow say with pride or triumph

batch an amount of something

Orange County a county in California

justification explanation, excuse

unlace undo

accomplish achieve, do

initially at first, in the beginning

jarring upsetting, disturbing

stitch sew, attach/join by sewing

reckoning opinion, judgement

pantry storeroom

paradigm model

sustainability employment of methods that do not harm the environment

parrot repeat someone else’s words without thought

spawn create, cause

defer to agree with, give way to

occasion event, time at which something happens

frivolity unnecessary things, silliness

conglomerate large corporation

hunk a large amount

plow move steadily forward

descent downward movement

train point, aim

propulsion force that pushes something forward

standing-room space only for people to stand

thruster small rocket engine

hardware computer equipment

contingency software computer program(s) used to deal with possible future problems

touchdown landing

crooked not straight

be choked up be overcome with emotion

anime type of Japanese animated film

petition ask someone in authority to do something using a petition (=document signed by many people)

resort place where people go on holiday

rim curved outer edge

gravity force that makes things move towards each other or fall to the ground

M.D . Doctor of Medicine (someone with a high-level degree in medicine)

dissect cut open, cut up

tendon tissue in the body that attaches a muscle to a bone

gland organ in the body that produces a chemical substance needed by the body

awe wonder, admiration

ineffably intensely, beyond words

stirring producing strong (positive) emotion

curator someone in charge of a museum, library etc.

snag catch

heft weight

call cause, need

divot piece of earth

nobility honesty, courage and kindness

zealotry formal excessive devotion to something, fanaticism

mall shopping centre

narcissism excessive interest in oneself, egotism

backhanded indirect

outlay spending

prompt cause, encourage

lofty proud, noble, honourable

redlining refusing to help poor people financially

squander spend wastefully

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