Vocabulary

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• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in actuality: In fact; in reality; actually.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• such as: For example; like
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• back then: At that time in the past.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• beat out: To defeat someone in a competition or contest.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• going on: To continue doing something
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• rate as: To consider someone or something to be of a particular quality or standard.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• barely: Only just; just possible
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• spot: A certain place or area
• consider: To think carefully about something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• correlation: The relationship between two variables
• shift: To change in position or direction
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• huge: Very very large
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• factor: Something that influences a result
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• fill: To make something full
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• rank: To rate or class things
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• datum: Item of factual information
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• standardize: To change to make everything the same level
• pa: Father