Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• at least: As a minimum
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• school district: A specific geographic area or region responsible for the administration and operation of public schools.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• have to: Must do
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• set up
• out of the question: Impossible; not worth discussing.
• lead to: To result in some action
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• goof off: To be lazy; do nothing in particular
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on the up and up: Honest, truthful, and legitimate.
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• on the hunt: Actively searching for someone or something.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• conduct: Your behavior
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• vary: To change something and make it different
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• sprint: To race or move at full speed
• mascot: Object, person or animal used to represent a team
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• workforce: The total number of working people
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• migrant: Person moving to live and work in another place
• commonplace: Being average or ordinary
• sanitize: To make clean so people do not get sick
• remotely: In a remote way
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• sum: Amount when all is added together; total
• shutter: Part of a camera that opens to allow in light
• encouragement: Act of increasing the chance of a thing happening
• cheetah: Fast large spotted cat found in Africa and Asia
• educate: To teach someone in a school or college
• workplace: Place where work is done
• handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
• naught: Quantity of no importance, nonexistence
• goof: A silly or stupid mistake
• golden: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
• savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions