Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• huge: Very very large
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• couple: To join something to something else
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• person: Man, woman or child
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
• iguana: Large herbivorous lizards with a spiny crest
• streetcar: Electric wheeled vehicle that runs on rails