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Meanings of difficult words from the lesson "An Indian-American woman in space - Kalpana Chawla":
| No. | Word | Meaning |
1 | Prologue | A special section that introduces the lesson. |
2 | Summarise | To explain any lengthy topic in a few short lines. |
3 | Inbound | To travel towards a target. |
4 | On-board | To be inside any vehicle that travels. |
5 | Victim | Any person who has been harmed or killed. |
6 | Graduating | To successfully complete a specific course of study and earn a certificate in the process. |
7 | Undergo | To go through anything for a long duration. |
8 | Liberal | To keep an open mind to agree to different ideas. |
9 | Bachelor | Any person who has completed his or her bachelor's degree. |
10 | Doctorate | The highest awarded degree to any student pursuing a subject, also called a Ph.D. |
11 | Historic | An event so great it would be recorded in World History books. |
12 | Naturalisation | To gain citizenship in a foreign country by marriage. |
13 | Harsh | A condition where survival is hard. |
14 | Immersed | To be completely absorbed in. |
15 | Perished | To die a horrible death. |
16 | Astrophysics | A branch of astronomy that deals with the physical conditions of stars and planets. |
17 | Advance | To move forward. |
18 | Unparalleled | Someone or something that has no equal. |
19 | Countless | In great, uncountable numbers. |
20 | Aspirants | Any person who aims to achieve something great. |
21 | Flight Instructor | Any person with enough experience to teach others to fly airplanes. |
22 | Specialisation | The act of gaining in-depth knowledge through years of study in a subject. |
23 | Crew | A group of people who work together to operate big vehicles like ships and shuttles. |
24 | Lift-off | To launch into space using a rocket or space shuttle. |
25 | Disaster | A sudden accident that causes great loss of life. |
26 | Journalist | Any person whose profession is related to announcing news to the public. |
27 | Inspiration | Any person who gives hope for future generations to achieve something great. |
28 | Experimentation | The art of performing experiments for the advancement of Science. |
29 | Vision | To look into the future in a logical manner. |
30 | Launch pad | The place from which rockets are launched into space. |
31 | Astronaut | A person trained to survive in outer space. |
32 | Instructor | A person who is trained to teach others in a subject of study. |
33 | Pursue | The act of following a subject for study. |
34 | Space Shuttle | A vehicle of transport used to go to outer space. |
35 | Survive | The ability to escape disaster. |
36 | Journey | An act of travelling from one place to another. |
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