Vocabulary

• next to: Being located along side another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• at least: As a minimum
• back then: At that time in the past.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• going on: To continue doing something
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• scare away: To frighten someone or something so that they go away.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• quarter: 25 cents
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• rookie: New to doing something; beginner
• inaccurate: Not correct, accurate, or true
• terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
• shrunk: To become smaller
• egregious: Conspicuously or outrageously bad or contemptible
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• wade: Person's name
• derrick: Framework erected over an oil well to allow drill