Vocabulary

• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• have to: Must do
• lead to: To result in some action
• take a piece: To remove a portion of something.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• red hot: Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• dial in: To connect to a computer network or system remotely, typically using a modem.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• amount: Quantity of something
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• shift: To change in position or direction
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• account: An advantage
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• piece: A counter in a board game
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• quirk: Strange aspect (of nature); strange habit
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• fluorescent: Having the property of fluorescence; brightly lit
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• unit: One apartment in a building
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• neon: Gaseous element used in electric lamps and signs
• lightbulb: Electric bulb from which light comes
• magenta: Deep purplish red
• candlelight: Light provided by a burning candle