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
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• block out: To cover so something cannot be seen or heard
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• scrounge up: To find or gather something with difficulty or from various sources.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
• for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• at a glance: Immediately; instantly upon looking.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the fly: While in motion or progress; spontaneously; without prior planning or preparation.
• in a vacuum: Existing or considered without relation to other things; isolated from outside influences.
• kick off: To start a football match.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• want out: To desire to withdraw or escape from a situation, agreement, or commitment.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• obnoxious: Annoying or rude; offensive
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• disruptive: Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
• audio: Concerning sound
• subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• holistic: Involving all of something
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• great: Very good; better than before
• discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• sweaty: Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
• dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
• axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
• whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• weight: How heavy something is
• fluorescent: Having the property of fluorescence; brightly lit
• cop: Slang for police officer
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• disintegrate: To cause something to break into very small pieces
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• fidelity: Loyalty
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• live: To be alive
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• pro: Reason given in support of something
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• hardware: Physical parts of a computer, machine or device
• processor: A machine that to makes something ready for use
• cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• tolerable: Able to be endured or suffered; acceptable
• subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
• smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
• inverse: Being the opposite of something else
• microphone: Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
• portability: Quality of being light enough to be carried
• chit: Old use girl who is disrespectful to her elders
• midwest: North central region of the United States
• suburbia: Residential area on the outskirts of a city