Vocabulary

• end up with: To have something as a result.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• drive off: To leave in a vehicle.
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• show of hands: A way of voting in which people raise their hands to show that they support something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• one of each: A single item from every available type or variety.
• in a word: Briefly; in short.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• executive editor: A senior editor in charge of the editorial policies and content of a publication.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• shell out: To pay money, especially when the amount is large or considered too much.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• internet access: The ability to connect to the internet.
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• outright: In a complete manner; totally
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• distinction: Special quality that makes something different
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
• enterprise: A business or organization
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• public: Owned by the government
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
• revise: To make changes or add something to improve
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• compel: To force someone to do something
• license: To give official permission to do something
• collectively: By working together as a group
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• disclosure: Making private information public
• manuscript: Original piece of writing before it is published
• linguist: Person who speaks several languages
• catalog: Book of items that are available for purchase
• dependable: That can be relied on or trusted
• authenticate: To prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is
• equitable: Fair for all people involved
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• online: Connected to the internet
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work