Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pay gap: The difference between the average earnings of different groups of people (e.g., men and women) in a workforce.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• slightly: Only a little
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• convey: To carry or transport something
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• charismatic: Able to attract and make them like you
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• gender: State of being male or female
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• century: Period of 100 years
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• gap: Distance between two objects
• land: Region or country
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• figurative: Using a metaphor; not literally
• bossy: Always telling others what to do
• weep: To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
• gentry: Nobles: People of high social standing e.g. lords
• heavyweight: Professional boxer in a greater weight class