Vocabulary

• make up: To invent or create a story
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the black: Operating with a profit; not in debt.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• at worst: If the most unfavorable outcome happens.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• go on: To continue doing something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• broad: General; not detailed
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• cosmetic: Serving a decorative rather than a useful purpose
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• constitute: To become a group of
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• blush: To turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
• expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• insensitive: Not responsive to physical touch
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• long: Person's name
• beige: A pale brown color
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• hispanic: Connected with Spanish-speaking culture
• gloss: To summarize very briefly; skip over
• titanium: Light, extremely strong, whitish silver metal
• lighten: To make (something) weigh less
• unwilling: Not wanting to do
• gal: Another way to say girl
• gill: Part of a fish's body it uses to breathe
• undertone: Quiet or hushed tone of voice
• oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
• drugstore: Retail shop selling medicine and other articles
• silicone: Any of large class of siloxanes; used in coatings
• appropriation: Setting aside of money for a specific purpose