Vocabulary

• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• on account of: Because of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• arbitrary: (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• point: An item to be discussed
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• apprentice: Person learning a trade by working for an expert
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• devise: To think of and plan something
• fascinated: Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• thermometer: Instrument for measuring temperature
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• astronomer: Scientist studying stars and other bodies in space
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• calibrate: To adjust an instrument to take exact measurements
• brine: Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
• integer: Math a whole number
• fractional: Relating to a part of a whole thing
• ole: Dialect another way of saying 'old'