Vocabulary

• except for: Not including; excluding.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• graduate from: To successfully complete a course of study at a university, college, or school.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• of means: Having resources or wealth available for use.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
• once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• trek: Slow or difficult journey
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• halo: Circle of light
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
• online: Connected to the internet
• fledge: (Of a young bird) to become capable of flight
• tuba: Lowest brass wind instrument
• esperanto: Artificial language based on European languages