Vocabulary

• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• flag down: To signal a driver to stop a vehicle.
• closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
• good bit: A significant amount or portion.
• put it away: To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• roll with it: To adapt easily to changes or unexpected events.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• pick on: To tease or bully someone
• in the manner: In the way or style of.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• expedition: Long journey, often to a dangerous or new place
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• piece: A counter in a board game
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• granite: Type of very hard stone used in buildings
• tulip: Colorful spring flower growing from a bulb
• famously: In a manner or to an extent that is well known
• geology: Study of the Earth's rocks, soil etc.
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• blanc: White sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables