Vocabulary

• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in style: Fashionable; popular
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• gravitate toward: To be attracted to someone or something.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• hone in: To focus attention on something; to direct effort towards a specific goal.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• overwhelming majority: A very large majority; a majority that is so large as to be almost unanimous.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• check out
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• section: A part of a whole
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• favor: Support or approval from people
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• gender: State of being male or female
• hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• click: To work well with someone or something
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• trend: Current style or fashion
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• gravitate: To move toward something due to an attraction
• feminine: Concerning or relating to females
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• poop: Feces
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• dissipate: To disappear over time
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• ethos: Guiding principles of a group
• entrench: To make an opinion fixed so it is hard to change
• pastel: Being a pale or light color
• sociological: Concerning the study of society and social issues