Vocabulary

• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• by the numbers: In a methodical, step-by-step manner; according to a strict procedure.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• ominous: Indicating something bad or unpleasant will happen
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• sympathetic: Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
• instinctively: Through intuition, not thought
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• leave: To go away from; depart
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• comprehend: To understand the meaning of
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
• implication: Possible effects, results from an action or event
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• great: Very good; better than before
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• soothe: To relieve something, like pain
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
• circus: Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
• unable: Not being able to do something
• sissy: (Of a male) cowardly; easily scared
• schoolmaster: A teacher at a school