Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• every single night: Each and every night; without exception.
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• pay down: To reduce the amount of money needing to be paid
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• charisma: Special quality of a person that charms/attracts
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• ecstatic: Showing or feeling great pleasure or delight
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
• bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
• affirmation: Statement that something is true
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• binary: Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
• battle: Military fight between armies
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
• dividend: Money given to the owners of stock in a company
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• ploy: Maneuver to gain advantage or disguise true intent
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
• wrestler: Fighter holding parts of their opponents body
• love: Person's name
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• childcare: Looking after children and babies
• disapprove: To not approve of someone or something
• gavel: Small wooden hammer used by (e.g.) a judge
• octane: Hydrocarbon found in petroleum, used e.g. as fuel
• doge: Formerly the chief magistrate in Venice and Genoa