Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• express: To send something by fast mail
• amount: Quantity of something
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• trivial: Small; unimportant; worthless
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• fraction: Small part of something
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• factor: Something that influences a result
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• quantity: A large amount of something
• proportion: A part of a whole thing
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• unit: One apartment in a building
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• denominator: Bottom number in a fraction
• vodka: Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
• fractional: Relating to a part of a whole thing
• numerator: Dividend of a fraction
• keyword: Significant or descriptive word used in searches