Vocabulary

• at school: Present and attending school.
• against the grain: Contrary to someone's natural inclinations or feelings; in opposition to what is normal or expected.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• inadequate: Unsatisfactory; not good enough; not enough
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• fill: To make something full
• conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
• person: Man, woman or child
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
• dependent: Someone who relies on (financial) support
• embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• antisocial: Avoiding friendly associations with other people
• adequately: Well enough; fairly good; not too bad
• outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
• redirect: To change the direction of something to a new way
• parental: Concerning, or provided by, a parent
• disapproval: When you don't like or agree with something
• sinful: (Acts that) break a religious law
• unworthy: Lacking in value or merit; not deserving help