Vocabulary

• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• fork over: To hand over money or something else, especially when unwillingly.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• annoying: To make someone angry
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• quarter: 25 cents
• livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• insanely: In an insane manner
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• poop: Feces
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• antibiotic: (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• add: To include as well
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• cheap: Not costing a lot of money
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• cheeseburger: Hamburger with melted cheese on it