Vocabulary

• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• regardless of
• flat out: To go as fast as you possibly can
• at play here: Having an influence or effect in a particular situation.
• without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• initially: At first; originally
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• conceive: To become pregnant
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
• chord: Line that joins two points on a circle
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• statistician: Mathematician who specializes in statistics