Vocabulary

3. to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is
7. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
9. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form
11. able to be known, seen, or declared in advance
12. form an idea of the amount, number, or value of
15. a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.
16. a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained
17. person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

1. handle or control
2. the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation
4. something that has been discovered—found or found out about for the first time
5. an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
6. a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon
8. deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
10. a woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities
13. a system of millions or billions of stars
14. a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question