Vocabulary

• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• initially: At first; originally
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• huge: Very very large
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• sober: Not drunk
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• leave: To go away from; depart
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• public: Owned by the government
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
• datum: Item of factual information
• downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
• bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
• improper: Not conforming to social or moral rules; rude
• valuation: Price of something, determined by expert
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
• giga: 1,000,000,000 of something