Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• in terms of
• skim off: To remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.
• price in: To include a particular cost or factor in a total price.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• for instance: As an example.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
• utter: To make a particular sound; speak
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• vary: To change something and make it different
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• replace: To use instead of something else
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• pricey: Expensive; dear; costly
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• adjacent: Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
• dye: A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
• skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• lush: Someone who is often drunk
• hue: Degree of lightness/darkness/strength of a color
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• revere: To give someone great respect and loyalty
• tint: Small quantity of a specific color
• undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• cheddar: A type of cheese
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• saffron: Bright orange-red colored flower
• beta: Test version of a product or software
• marigold: Garden plant with bright yellow or orange flowers