Vocabulary

• crash down: To fall violently and noisily to the ground.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• disposable: Being available to be used or spent
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
• brittle: Easily broken, cracked, or snapped
• eloquent: Able to speak expressively or convincingly
• intercourse: Communication between individuals
• hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
• improvise: To compose, speak or perform without preparation
• ache: To want something very badly
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
• dilute: To make something weaker or less efficient
• audacious: Fearless, brave and daring
• discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
• overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
• compartment: Enclosed part used to hold particular thing
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• prediction: A statement of what will happen next
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• adjacent: Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
• devise: To think of and plan something
• cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• knob: Handle or protrusion on furniture or a door
• squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• idle: (Of engine) to be running but not moving the car
• realization: Act of noticing something not noticed before
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• edit: To check and make changes before publication
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• elated: Very happy; full of high spirits or delight
• rye: Type of grain used to make flour for certain bread
• scallion: Small onion with long green stems
• foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
• explorer: Person who travels to places to discover more them
• abduction: Crime of taking (a child) away by force
• twig: Small piece of wood growing from a branch on tree
• cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
• fingertip: End (tip) of a finger
• knockout: Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
• bane: Something causing misery or death
• editorial: Article giving the opinion of a newspaper
• retard: To cause to move or proceed slowly
• beehive: Nest of bees
• dimple: Indentation in cheek or chin, e.g. when smiling
• beseech: To beg someone to do something
• skilled: Having or showing or requiring special skill
• whimper: To make a quiet crying sound
• taxpayer: Person who pays taxes
• din: A loud, persistent noise
• infirmary: Place where injured or sick people go for care
• collector: Person who collects money, as a job
• wonderfully: In a very good or appreciated way; marvelously
• gunfire: Firing of a gun or guns
• twine: Strong string with two strands twisted together
• saxophone: Musical instrument with curved metal tube and keys
• playboy: Man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
• mover: Workman employed by a moving company