Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• narrow down: To reduce the number of possibilities or choices.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• work out
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• at least: As a minimum
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• long: Person's name
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• speaking: To be able to use a certain language
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• learning: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• reckon: To believe or expect that something is true