Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• have to: Must do
• come of age: To reach adulthood; to become an adult.
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• sit in on: To attend a meeting, class, etc., as a visitor or observer.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• left out: To forget; omit
• gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• urge: A strong desire for something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
• assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• address: Exact street location of a place
• grasp: Person's control over something
• phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
• hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• conscience: Ability to sense what is right or wrong
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• commencement: Time at which something begins
• necessity: Something that you must have or do
• inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• torment: Great mental or physical pain
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• antisocial: Avoiding friendly associations with other people
• specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
• newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• modal: Verb like 'may' or 'can', showing a verb's mood
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• dropout: One quitting school before graduation
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• crimson: Deep purplish-red color