Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• major in: To specialize in a particular subject at college or university.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• deal with
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• play down: To say something is not as bad as you think it is
• live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• rational: Able to think clearly
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
• ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• logical: Sensible; reasonable
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• arise: To stand up
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• person: Man, woman or child
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• great: Very good; better than before
• area: Amount of measured space
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• fascinate: To attract or interest greatly
• socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
• bravery: Quality allowing someone to do courageous things
• unstoppable: Not capable of being stopped
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• conqueror: Someone who takes control of a country by force
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home