Vocabulary

• saying goes: An expression or proverb that is commonly known and used.
• knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• public: Owned by the government
• sexual: Relating to men and women and their relationships
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• prejudice: Law to make ineffective, e.g. evidence in a trial
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs