Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• couple: To join something to something else
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• investigation: Search for information about something
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• stump: To campaign by making political speeches
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
• discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• questionnaire: Form used to get information from many people
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• inconclusive: Not finally proving; not completely ending doubt
• brass: Yellow metal made by combining copper and zinc
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• recover: To return to a prior normal condition
• knot: Secure form of tying a rope, string etc.
• boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• gutter: Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
• publish: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• playful: Being fun or wanting to play
• lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• coil: Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• talk: Style of speaking
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• calico: Made of calico; patterned like calico