Story 1-4   The Astronaut and the Onion - Vocabulary

1.     endless (adjective) – having no limit or end

2.     realistic (adjective) – seeing things as they are; practical

3.     universe (noun) – everything that exists, including Earth, the planets, the stars, and all of space

4.     astronaut (noun) – a person trained to fly in a spacecraft

5.     sensible (adjective) – having or showing sound judgment; wise

6.     protested (verb) – complained against something

7.     paralyzed (adjective) – made powerless or helpless