Vocabulary

• lunch lady: A woman who prepares and serves food in a school cafeteria.
• going on: To continue doing something
• work out
• horse about: To play roughly or behave in a silly, noisy way.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• black and white
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• dude: Form of address for a man
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• mad: Very angry
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• bald: Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
• embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• suburban: Of residential areas outside a city
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• misspell: To spell something incorrectly