Vocabulary

• slack off: To reduce the amount of effort one puts into something.
• permanent record: An official document that is kept forever.
• go on: To continue doing something
• leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
• on the down-low: Doing something secretly or discreetly to avoid notice.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• leg: Part of the body from the hips down
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• quarter: 25 cents
• enjoy: To take pleasure in something
• test: To be given a medical examination
• class: To place things into groups by common qualities
• sit: To take an exam
• listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
• easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
• magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• special: Being additional or extra
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• trust: To expect confidently
• requirement: A demand that someone does something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• stoked: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
• slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
• harvard: A prestigious private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
• yo: YO is an acronym