Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fix: Answer to a problem
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• poem: A written composition in verse, not prose
• participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms