Vocabulary

• quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
• pull apart: To separate something into pieces, often forcefully.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• have to: Must do
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• go on: To continue doing something
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• tale: Story that is not true
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• rehabilitation: Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• porcelain: Shiny, delicate substance used to make dishes
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• resonance: Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
• arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
• knuckle: Rounded bone where the fingers can bend
• disgusted: Having or showing a strong dislike for something
• fibrous: Containing, having or resembling threads
• electron: A negatively charged particle
• soluble: Able to dissolve or be dissolved in a liquid
• microscope: Scientific device making small things look bigger