Vocabulary

• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• devil's advocate: One who argues against a position to test its strength.
• let in: To allow someone to enter or come in
• regardless of
• out of the picture: No longer involved or relevant in a situation.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• argue against: To present reasons or evidence to oppose a particular idea, plan, or action.
• tell it like it is: To speak very honestly and directly.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• have to: Must do
• even out: To become level or uniform.
• nail down: To define, decide, or confirm the details of something definitively.
• latch onto: To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• business: A company formed for making profit
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• vaccination: Type of injection to prevent getting a disease
• supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• causation: Act of causing or creating an effect
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• vest: US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
• confirmation: Approval or check of something
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• successive: Happening one after another in a series
• inflection: Change in a person's voice when talking
• disprove: To show something is not true
• outlier: Something far away from the center of something
• viewpoint: Point of view; your opinion or attitude
• belle: Young woman noted for being pretty and graceful