Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• tread water: To stay in an upright position in the water by moving your arms and legs.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• seek: To ask someone for help
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
• sewage: Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• noggin: A human head
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• occurrence: Specific instance of something happening
• maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• furry: Covered with a dense coat of fine hairs
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• bald: Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• chirp: To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• tread: To step; to walk on
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• wildlife: All wild animals
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock