Vocabulary

• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• going on: To continue doing something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• in the space of: Within a certain period of time.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• test: To be given a medical examination
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• long: Person's name
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• notebook: Book with blank pages used for writing notes
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• useless: Having no use; incapable of functioning properly
• disadvantage: A negative point; a downside; difficulty
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• conditional: Clause or sentence beginning with 'if' or 'unless'
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• experimental: Using techniques that are different or untried
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• flexible: Bending easily
• mathematical: Concerning numbers and equations
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• barely: Only just; just possible
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• statistician: Mathematician who specializes in statistics
• detector: Device that receives a signal and responds to it
• probability: What the chances are that something will happen
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• yuck: Used to express rejection or strong disgust
• crow: Large black bird
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• goldfish: Orange or orange and white freshwater fish
• slingshot: Loop of leather used as a weapon to throw stones
• mastodon: Extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth