Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• at least: As a minimum
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• at sea
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• roughly speaking: Used to indicate that what you are saying is not exact but is still generally true.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• use up: To use all of; consume
• regardless of
• dispense with: To get rid of; do without; eliminate.
• think back: To recapture the past
• going on: To continue doing something
• set about: To begin or start to do something
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• moral obligation: A duty based on moral principles and values.
• in reason: Within sensible or acceptable limits.
• in form: In good physical condition; fit.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• branch out: To expand or diversify one's interests or activities.
• in answer to: As a response to something.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• couch potato: A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, usually watching television.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• on a plate: To receive something easily, without much effort.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• factor: Something that influences a result
• respect: To follow the established rules
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• distinction: Special quality that makes something different
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• part: Division of a book
• great: Very good; better than before
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• adequately: Well enough; fairly good; not too bad
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• utilitarian: Intended to be useful; plain; practical
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
• dissatisfied: Feeling displeased or unhappy about something
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• colosseum: Large round sports stadium with tiered seats
• lifeboat: Strong boat designed to rescue people at sea
• pinto: Spotted or calico horse or pony