Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• skipping class: Present continuous tense of skipping class; currently being absent from a class without permission or a valid reason.
• look down on: To show you think others are not as good as you
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• change over: To switch from one thing to another.
• information technology: The study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• slightly: Only a little
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• evolve: To develop certain features
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• account: An advantage
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• identical: The same in every way
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
• succinct: Said in a clear and short way
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• overwork: To make someone work too long or too hard