Vocabulary

• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• read along: To read simultaneously with someone else or follow a text aloud.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• connected with: Related to; associated with.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in brackets: Placed within parentheses () in writing.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• spot: A certain place or area
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• leave: To go away from; depart
• stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
• punctuation: Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• point: An item to be discussed
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• conjunction: Combination of things or events
• possessive: Wanting someone's complete attention, love
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• bracket: Placement of a word or words within ( ) [ or ]
• fishy: Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
• capitalize: To write words, the first letter in BIG LETTERS
• apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• decimal: Number using one equal tenth of a whole as a basis
• comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
• recreate: To make a past situation exist again
• acrid: Bitter or sharp smelling