Reaching for the Stars

• achieve (v)


  complete, win, or make real. When she sells the last shirt, she will achieve her goal of selling all the shirts
• apply (v)


  asked for something or tried to get something. I really needed a summer job, so I applied at every store in the mall
• astronaut (n)


  a person who travels in space. The astronaut went to the moon.

  
• convince (v)


  make other people do or think a certain thing. Jim didn't want to go to the movie, but Doug tried to convince him that he should.
• engineering 


  the designing and making of things such as bridges, roads, and machines. When I go to college, I want to study engineering so I can design cars.
• Hispanic


  related to Spanish-speaking people or their culture. Our school has many Hispanic students, so all of our signs are in English and Spanish.
• impressed


  made to think highly of something. People were impressed by the artist's work; everyone noticed and remembered her drawings.
• instead


  rather than or in place of something. The restaurant was closed, so we ate dinner at home instead.
• limitations


  things that can stop something from happening or stop something from improving. Two limitations kept Vivian from going to the party: it was too far away, and she did not have enough free time.
• limited to 


  kept to a certain number or a certain kind of thing. The program was limited to adults, so children could not enter it.
• NASA


  a government group in charge of space research and space travel. NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA sent astronauts to the moon.
• realized


  learned or understood something that you did not know before. I started to hurry when I realized I was late
• situations


  the things that are happening at a certain moment. There are many situations when you need to know math, such as when you are paying for something or when you are measuring