Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• have to: Must do
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• spot: A certain place or area
• consider: To think carefully about something
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• afford: To make available, to provide
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• factor: Something that influences a result
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• referendum: Public vote on an issue
• fill: To make something full
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• impromptu: Done with little or no preparation
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• quarry: Large pit in the earth where stone is mined
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• rebuke: To tell someone off for what they did wrong
• ballroom: Large room used mainly for dancing
• categorical: Being very clear and firm in manner
• unpopular: Disliked by many people
• resound: To echo with the sound of
• halftime: Rest time between two periods of a game