Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• rake up: To bring up or mention unpleasant past matters again.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• appreciation: Rise in value (of property or belongings)
• entertain: To receive someone as a guest
• mascot: Object, person or animal used to represent a team
• custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
• rear: Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• redeem: To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fund: To supply money for something
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• platinum: Very expensive silver-colored metal
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• rake: Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil
• bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• twister: Violent windstorm revolving around central point
• triple: Group or set of three
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• manager: Person who controls and runs a business or group
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• stripper: A performer who takes off clothes to music
• lumber: Pieces of wood cut ready for use in building
• polarize: To divide opinions into two extremes
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• job: Something that must be done
• dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
• fun: Amusing and enjoyable
• armadillo: Mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• llama: Wild South American animal related to camels