Ex. 2: Bethany Ehemann - Planetary Geologist

Question 1

habitable

Answer 1

(ad):
1. providing conditions that are good enough to live in or on
2. suitable to be lived in
(n): habitat
the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives

Question 2

clue

Answer 2

(n): information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery

Question 3

zap

Answer 3

(n) :
1. to go somewhere or do something quickly
2. an electronic shock or something similar
3. to destroy or attack something suddenly, with a form of energy (electricity, radiation,…)

Question 4

vaporize

Answer 4

(v):

to turn, or cause something to turn, from a solid or liquid state into gas

Question 5

sediment

Answer 5

(n):

solid material, such as dirt or minerals, that falls to the bottom of a liquid

Question 6

proxy

Answer 6

(n):
authority given to someone to act for you, as by voting as your representative in an election, or the person to whom this authority is given (vgl. Prokura)

by proxy:
if you do something by proxy, you officially ask someone else to do it for you

Question 7

forefront

Answer 7

(n):

the most noticeable or important position

Question 8

belch (out)

Answer 8

(v) :
1. to produce a large amount of a substance auch as gas or smoke, especially when this is unpleasant or harmful
2. if something is belched or beleched out, it comes out in quick, violent bursts

Question 9

remote

Answer 9

(a) :
1. far away in distance, time or relation; not close
2. not very friendly or showing little interest in other people

Question 10

resemble

Answer 10

(v):
to look like or be like someone or something
(n): resemblance

Question 11

painstaking

Answer 11

(a): 
extremely careful and correct, and involving a lot of effort 
Synonym:
-systematic
-ambitious 
-obsitantly

Question 12

endeavor

Answer 12

(v):
to try to do something
(n):
an attempt or effort to do something