Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in charge: To be responsible for
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• lose my temper: To become angry and unable to control your emotions or behavior.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• initially: At first; originally
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• shift: To change in position or direction
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• grasp: Person's control over something
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• seek: To ask someone for help
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• contradict: To say the opposite is so; say something different
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• unwind: To reverse something that has been twisted/turned
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• point: An item to be discussed
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• own: To have something as your property
• temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• sue: Person's name
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• pamphlet: Thin book that provides information about a topic
• nonprofit: Not commercially motivated; charitable
• humanoid: Automaton that resembles a human being
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
• deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer