Vocabulary

• wear down: To erode or diminish something gradually through constant use or exposure.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• as a gift: Given without expectation of payment; a present.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• lighten the mood: To make the atmosphere or situation less serious or tense.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• shed: Small building used for storage
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• huge: Very very large
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• grudge: Ongoing anger toward someone who upset you
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• palette: Flat board for mixing paint
• lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
• supervision: Act or process of watching, directing a task
• cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
• rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• annihilation: Total destruction
• lighten: To make (something) weigh less
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• granny: Grandmother
• haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
• destroyer: Something that destroys others, e.g. a navy ship
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• grandpa: Your mother or father's father