Vocabulary

• out of date: Expired; too old to be used
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• for no good reason: Without any clear or valid reason; unjustified.
• run across: To meet someone or find something by chance
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• level: Specific height of something
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• Internet: Worldwide computer network system
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
• psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
• pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• grizzly: Grayish
• electrical: Related or connected to electricity
• helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
• fork: To divide or separate into two branches
• safe: Highly likely
• bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
• nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• moose: Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• rattlesnake: Pit snake with a tail that rattle when shaken