Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• slippery slope: An idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• squeeze into: To manage to get into a small or crowded space.
• check out
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• harness: To capture the power of something
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• staff: Employees of a company
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• brainstorm: To discuss concepts, ideas or solutions
• broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
• critique: A review of the quality of a work
• spreadsheet: Computer file for performing calculations
• genie: Magic spirit that can make wishes come true
• calculator: A small electronic device used for calculation
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home