Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• defense: Argument in support of something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• charming: Being very likable; attractive
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• evil: Act considered morally bad
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• wizard: Man with magical powers
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• honorary: (Of a title) give as a reward, without real duties
• weekly: Happening, published, or done once a week
• winner: Person or thing that wins a contest or race
• lilac: Garden tree, often with pale purple flowers