Vocabulary

• stand out
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the same vein: In a similar style, manner, or approach.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• tried and true: Proven to be reliable or effective.
• check out
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• slightly: Only a little
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• section: A part of a whole
• option: A choice
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• leave: To go away from; depart
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• fully: Completely or entirely
• fountain: Structure out of which a jet of water comes
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pesky: Causing irritation or annoyance
• differentiate: To see or show how things are not the same
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• vertically: In an up and down position
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• smudge: Dirty mark, spot, or streak
• safari: Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• sufficiently: To a degree great enough to do something
• handwriting: Way a person's writing looks
• cursive: Having the successive letters joined; flowing
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• triangular: Having three straight sides
• ballpoint: Pen that distributes ink at its point