Vocabulary

• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• shoot around: To casually practice shooting in sports like basketball.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• have to: Must do
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• lead to: To result in some action
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on a kick: To be very enthusiastic about something for a period of time.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• face out: To have the front or main side directed towards something.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• block out: To cover so something cannot be seen or heard
• out of bounds: Outside the designated playing area in a sport.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• steep: Very expensive
• quarter: 25 cents
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• replace: To use instead of something else
• point: An item to be discussed
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
• assist: To help
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• unit: One apartment in a building
• flinch: To move back as in fear or pain; recoil; shrink
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• laden: Being weighted down by a large amount of something
• ineffective: Not producing the right result; not working well
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
• plantation: A large area of plants, usually in a hot climate
• triple: Group or set of three
• disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
• love: Person's name
• octave: Range of notes in an 8-note musical scale
• swat: To hit, slap, or smack, e.g. so as to kill a fly
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• quarterback: Payer who directs play in American football
• cock: Adult male chicken
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• buzzer: Button that rings when pushed
• game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
• green: Color of young leaves
• defensively: So as to protect something, yourself from attack
• playoff: Contest to determine which team goes to the final
• tempo: Speed or pace of something
• adobe: Type of sun-dried brick made of straw and clay
• baptist: Member of a Christian church using baptism
• pong: To smell badly
• valence: Relative capacity that interact with antigens
• finch: Any of various songbirds with a thick beak