Vocabulary

• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• oil and water: Two things that are very different and do not mix well.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• dye: A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• brat: Someone who has misbehaved, usually a child
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• turnover: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
• slay: To kill violently
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
• titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
• cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
• sandy: Person's name
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
• queen: Person's name
• flower: Plant with a pretty head, e.g. a rose
• ratatouille: Vegetable stew made with various vegetables
• fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
• winner: Person or thing that wins a contest or race
• tango: Type of sexy ballroom dance from Argentina