Vocabulary

• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• evolve: To develop certain features
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
• century: Period of 100 years
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• prefix: Part of a word added to the front, e.g. UNhappy
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
• proto: Indicating the first or earliest or original