Vocabulary

• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• to the bone: Thoroughly; completely; to the innermost part.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• turn on
• due to: Because of; owing to
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• business: A company formed for making profit
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• recreation: Activities done for pleasure or to relax
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• coach: Large, comfortable bus
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• zip: To compress digital documents into one file
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• whiz: To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
• funniest: Causing the most laughter or amusement
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer