Vocabulary

• except for: Not including; excluding.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• in dire straits: Experiencing serious financial or other troubles.
• in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• rewind: To make something go backwards
• perpetual: Continuing forever
• advent: First appearance of something important
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• century: Period of 100 years
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• dietary: Concerning the food one consumes
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• desperation: Feeling all hope is lost and you will do anything
• guidance: Advice on what to do in school, job, future
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• shrewd: Clever at understanding and making judgments
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• patty: Small pie or pasty
• add: To include as well
• promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• cone: A 3D shape with a circular base and pointed top
• sling: Triangular cloth worn to support broken arm
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• tangent: Line or curve meeting another line or curve
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• horny: Feeling great sexual desire
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• wager: To bet money on the result of a game or race
• ray: Person's name
• psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• aka: AKA is an acronym for Also Known as
• barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
• sell: To exchange something for money
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• crucify: To kill someone by nailing them to a cross
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• hath: Old form of 'have'