Vocabulary

• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• have to: Must do
• per year: For each year; annually.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• pull down: To destroy an old building; demolish
• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• shop around: To search around for a better job deal price etc.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• lucrative: Producing a lot of money
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• factor: Something that influences a result
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• necessity: Something that you must have or do
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• workforce: The total number of working people
• diploma: Document certifying graduation
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• relentlessly: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• practitioner: A person working in a profession, such as medicine
• bracket: Placement of a word or words within ( ) [ or ]
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• median: Being in the middle or average
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• quantify: To find or calculate the quantity of something
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
• undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
• powerpoint: Software package to make presentations