Vocabulary

• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
• stand behind: To support or defend someone or something.
• at the minimum: Not less than the smallest amount or number.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• require: To demand that someone does something
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• implicit: Unquestioning and without doubt
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• expire: To breathe out
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• frequently: Often; regularly
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• vary: To change something and make it different
• sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• implication: Possible effects, results from an action or event
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• product: Item that can be bought
• discretion: The right to exercise your own judgment
• part: Division of a book
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• defective: Having a defect; faulty
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• reputable: Known and respected for being reliable or honest
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• refund: To give money back, e.g. if a product is faulty
• blender: Electrically powered mixer
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• preventive: Done to stop something bad happening
• price: Person's name
• warranty: Promise to repair a product that was purchased
• implicate: To show that person is involved, e.g. in a crime
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• aftertaste: The taste remaining in your mouth after eating
• requisite: Necessary
• toaster: Electrical appliance for making toast
• brook: Small river
• mower: Machine with blades to cut grass
• computerize: To switch to a system that is run by computers