Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• to the effect: Expressed in a way conveying the general meaning or intention.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• fabric: Cloth or material
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• fad: Something popular for a short time
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• acceptance: Act of accepting; agreement to accept
• affirmative: Saying 'yes'; confirming; agreeing to
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• satisfactory: Good enough; acceptable
• weirdly: In an odd or strange way
• comical: Funny; that makes you laugh
• transcription: Something written from spoken material
• hebrew: Ancient Semitic language now spoken in Israel
• ole: Dialect another way of saying 'old'
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt