Vocabulary

• drown out: To prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise.
• off the wagon: Resuming drinking alcohol after quitting.
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• fountain: Structure out of which a jet of water comes
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
• youth: Being young; time when you are young
• dehydrate: To cause (skin, body) to lose water that is needed
• lip: Edge of a hole or container
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
• guild: Association of people with same job/interests
• cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
• hour: 60 minutes
• happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
• tonight: Night following this day
• mister: Form of address to a man (also written Mr)