Mae Jemison:Space Scientist

Key VocabularyTheme 2 – Give It All You’ve

Got

FROM © Brent Coley 2008 | www.mrcoley.com Modified by PHOLT January 2013

See if you can correctly

define the following

vocabulary words.

If necessary, use the context clues from the

sample sentences to

help you.

applicants

applicantsSample Sentence:

NASA can get up to thousand

applicants, but will on accept fifteen.

applicantsDefinition:

n. People who apply for a job

astronaut

astronautSample Sentence:

Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut

to walk on the moon.

astronautDefinition:

n. A person trained to participate in the flight of a spacecraft

embassy

embassySample Sentence:The traveler was able to get a new passport at their

embassy.

embassyDefinition:n. Official

headquarters of the representative of a foreign government

launch

launchSample Sentence:The space shuttle

is scheduled to launch tomorrow

morning.

launchDefinition:

v. To put into action by force

medication

medicationSample Sentence:

The athlete needed medication for her

knee pain.

medicationDefinition:

n. A drug used to treat an illness

mission

missionSample Sentence:The astronauts’ mission was to

repair the damaged space station.

missionDefinition:

n. An operation that attempts to achieve certain

goals

orbit

orbitSample Sentence:The space shuttle

spent two weeks in orbit while

astronauts gathered data.

orbitDefinition:

n. The path of a spacecraft around

the earth

reusable

reusableSample Sentence:

Reusable water bottles are

becoming more and more popular.

reusableDefinition:

adj. Able to beused again

satellite

satelliteSample Sentence:

The weather satellite sent current pictures

of the hurricane back to earth.

satelliteDefinition:

n. A human-made device that orbits

the earth

space shuttle

space shuttleSample Sentence:The space shuttle returned to earth after its one-week

mission.

space shuttleDefinition:

n. A spacecraft that is launched like a rocket and can be landed like a plane.

specialist

specialistSample Sentence:

Roger was a communications specialist in the

army.

specialistDefinition:

n. Someone who is an expert in a particular field

weightlessness

weightlessnessSample Sentence:

Astronauts experience

weightlessness in space due to the

absence of gravity.

weightlessnessDefinition:

n. The condition of being without

weight