Vocabulary

• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• stand out
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• check off: To write on a list to show something has been done
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go along with: To agree to do something
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• to the letter: Following instructions or rules exactly; precisely.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• build upon: To use something as a base for further development.
• pass away: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• such as: For example; like
• flake out: To collapse or fall asleep from exhaustion.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• check out
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• performance: Act of doing something
• mentality: Attitude toward, or a belief about something
• prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
• dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• hinder: To make something slow or difficult
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• bland: Plain; flavorless; dull
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• flake: Thin and very small piece of something
• extracurricular: Outside the regular academic curriculum
• downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
• specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
• live: To be alive
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• cutter: A special tool used for cutting things