Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at the elbow: Being physically very close to someone, often providing assistance.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• in the hand: Physically held or grasped in one's hand.
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• writing: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• bored: To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• class: To place things into groups by common qualities
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• football: Round ball kicked by people playing soccer
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• great: Very good; better than before
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• read: Person's name
• brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
• badly: Not in a good way; not as wanted or liked
• call: A order or request for action
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• happen: To take place or occur
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• reader: Easy and simple book to teach people to read
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• revise: To make changes or add something to improve
• elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• historical: Connected with the past
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• introduction: A first experience with something
• thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• symbolize: To represent to show a thing's essential character
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• immoral: Without good moral principles
• injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
• seldom: Not often; almost never; rarely
• dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• conscience: Ability to sense what is right or wrong
• explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
• infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• concurrently: So as to happen at the same time
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• teapot: Pot for brewing tea with a spout and handle
• rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most