Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• such as: For example; like
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• stand in for: To take the role of another person
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• arbitrary: (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• valuable: Being useful or important
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• civilization: A highly developed society
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• frequently: Often; regularly
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• century: Period of 100 years
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• fully: Completely or entirely
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• conformity: Acting according to certain accepted standards
• algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
• exclamation: Abrupt excited utterance
• cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
• horizontal: Concerning the horizon
• correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• decimal: Number using one equal tenth of a whole as a basis
• succinct: Said in a clear and short way
• shorthand: Abbreviated writing; symbols used by secretary
• abbreviate: To shorten a word or phrase by leaving out letters
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• sequential: Arranged or occurring in a certain order or series
• exponent: Person who exemplifies an art movement, etc.
• sigma: 18th letter of the Greek alphabet -