Vocabulary

• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• grasp: Person's control over something
• assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• blow: To move something using air
• hangover: Ill feeling from drinking too much alcohol
• leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
• carpenter: Person that makes, repairs objects made of wood
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• hazard: Something that is dangerous and causes problems
• canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
• preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
• weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• recommendation: Act of suggesting something as a good choice
• representation: Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
• despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• burp: To expel gas from the stomach noisily
• nod: Movement of your head to agree or say hello
• obey: To do what someone or something commands you to do
• qualification: Official record proving a certain standard/level
• cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
• spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
• razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
• suggestion: Idea about what someone should do
• napkin: Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
• sadness: Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
• salvation: Being sent to heaven by believing in God
• cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
• parent: Person's, animal's mother or father
• breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
• ruler: Someone who has control over a country or area
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• babysitter: Person looking after children for parents
• password: Secret phrase allowing you to get access
• stepfather: Husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage