Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• print out: To produce a paper copy of a document from a computer.
• consist of
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• read: Person's name
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• important: Having power or authority
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
• writer: Professional who writes books, articles etc.
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• part: Division of a book
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• main: Most important; most often used
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
• deep: Complex and important
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• reader: Easy and simple book to teach people to read
• intro: Opening part of a text or piece of music
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• builder: A person who makes buildings
• consist: To have as an essential, necessary or main part
• reminding: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• critically: As part of the process of judging something
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
• actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• summarize: To state the main or most important ideas
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• humorous: Being funny or causing someone to laugh
• omit: To not do, or include
• uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
• recruiter: Official who enlists personnel for the military
• participant: Person involved or included in something
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• superior: Better; higher quality
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• illuminate: To supply light to something
• highlighter: Cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones
• decode: To translate from code into the plain text
• dreary: Dull and making you feel sad or bored
• module: Part or unit with a specific job or function