VERBS

Acclimatise /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ 

Ex: This will allow the passengers to acclimatize.

Colonise /ˈkɒlənaɪz/

Ex: Nor would we need to look for another planet to colonize.

Explore /ɪkˈsplɔː/

Ex: Most of planet Earth has already been mapped and explored.

Float /fləʊt/

Ex: The broken shuttle parts have simply been left to float in the atmosphere and cause a very real threat to everyone here on Earth.

Orbit /ˈɔːbɪt/

Ex: For the next five and half a years, the Skylab continued to orbit the Earth, unmanned and unused.

Propel /prəˈpel/

Ex: During the flight itself a rocket will propel the spacecraft into suborbital space in excess of 100,000 m above the Earth’s atmosphere

Rotate /rəʊˈteɪt/

Ex: Venus is unusual because it rotates in the opposite direction to other planets.

Sustain /səˈsteɪn/

Ex: Mercury does not have any water so cannot sustain life.

Simulate /ˈsɪmjuleɪt/

Ex: This computer program stimulates extremes of weather so that pilots can experience difficult flying conditions.

Undergo /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/

Ex: Last year the astronauts underwent a series of mental and physical tests in order to qualify for the mission.

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