Vocabulary

• sit down: To take a seat
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• in deference to: Out of respect or consideration for someone or something.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• action movie: A film genre featuring exciting and often violent scenes.
• on the wing: In flight; flying.
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• go insane: To become mentally deranged or extremely irrational.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• dude: Form of address for a man
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• paraphrase: Summary of another person's words
• riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• sophomore: Someone in second year in high school or college
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• disparate: Not alike; that cannot be compared
• autograph: Signature of a famous person
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• questionnaire: Form used to get information from many people
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• magazine: Part of a gun used for holding bullet
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• statistically: With respect to statistics
• smell: To have a particular odor
• kid: Child or young person
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• enigma: Person or thing that is hard to understand
• dearly: Very much
• dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• ark: Thing that affords protection or safety
• gremlin: An imaginary gnomelike creature to whom mechanical problems, especially in aircraft, are attributed
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
• binocular: Using both eyes at the same time
• teenage: Being of the age 13 through 19
• accordion: Musical instrument you squeeze with your hands
• integer: Math a whole number
• twinkie: Small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
• deference: Courteous expression of esteem, or regard
• ratatouille: Vegetable stew made with various vegetables
• dolly: Childish form of 'doll'
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration
• pi: The ratio of the circumference to the diameter