Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• up the river: Sent to prison or in serious trouble.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• got to: To arrive at some place
• set with: To be decorated or adorned with something.
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• click: To work well with someone or something
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
• shut: To stop being open for business
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• inaccurate: Not correct, accurate, or true
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• happen: To take place or occur
• chameleon: Reptile that can change colors as camouflage
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• baggage: Bags a person carries when traveling; luggage
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• homemade: Made at home, not in a factory
• strategist: Expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
• supremacist: Person believing their race is the best
• devolve: To transfer power, responsibility or rights
• protestor: A person who publicly demonstrates strong objection to something.