Vocabulary

• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• balsamic vinegar: A dark brown vinegar made from grape juice, aged in wooden barrels.
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• read along: To read simultaneously with someone else or follow a text aloud.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
• read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• spot: A certain place or area
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• option: A choice
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• punctuation: Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
• plural: Being more than one person or thing
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• suspense: Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• conjunction: Combination of things or events
• stranger: Someone you do not know
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• exclamation: Abrupt excited utterance
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
• comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• tang: Sharp, slightly sour taste or smell
• grandpa: Your mother or father's father