Vocabulary

• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• cruise: To easily achieve
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• respond: To answer something or someone
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• public: Owned by the government
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• false: Not real or genuine
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• swift: Quick
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• special: Being additional or extra
• long: Person's name
• pamphlet: Thin book that provides information about a topic
• creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
• tabloid: Type of newspaper featuring exaggerated stories
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• defamation: Law abusive attack on someone's reputation
• surname: Your family name
• assertion: Statement made as if it were fact
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
• deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position