1.7: Chapter Vocabulary List
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Form |
Meaning |
|---|---|---|
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4ever |
text slang |
forever |
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#truth |
text slang |
# = hashtag; that is true |
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??? |
text slang |
I’m confused or puzzled |
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@ |
text slang |
at |
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accurate |
adjective |
correct |
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acquaintance |
noun |
a person you know but not as well as a friend |
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address |
verb |
to use a special name or title when talking or writing to someone |
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adjust |
verb |
to change; to shift; to switch |
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apprentice |
noun |
a person who is learning a trade from his or her employer |
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appropriate |
adjective |
good or correct for a particular time or place |
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arranged |
verb (past tense) |
planned or organized; not by chance |
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assumption |
noun |
something you think is true but you have no proof |
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assured |
verb |
made certain or confident |
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awkward |
adjective |
hard to deal with; lacking skill or social grace |
|
band |
noun |
a group of musicians |
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be over it |
slang |
to recover from an unhappy situation or incident |
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be up to |
slang |
doing or planning to do something |
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beyond |
text slang |
more than usual |
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black sheep of the family |
idiom |
a family member who doesn’t follow the family rules |
|
blunt |
adjective |
very direct; abrupt |
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bottom |
noun |
land below a hill; a valley |
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brb |
text slang |
be right back = the texter must leave but will return |
|
bro |
slang noun |
brother; a male friend |
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buddy |
noun |
a close friend |
|
budge |
verb |
to move; to change |
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c’mon |
speech reduction |
Come on! Hurry! Get moving! |
|
coincidence |
noun |
two or more events that happen by chance at the same time |
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colleague(s) |
noun |
person/people who work together; co-worker(s) |
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comedian |
noun |
a person who tells jokes or stories to make people laugh |
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communicate |
verb |
to express and receive messages, including feelings and information |
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communication |
noun |
the process of expressing and receiving feelings and information |
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compare |
verb |
to find out how things, people, or events are the same |
|
compose |
verb |
to write |
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confirm |
verb |
to establish that something is true |
|
construction |
noun |
the process of building something such as a highway |
|
context |
noun |
information before or after spoken or written words that clarify meaning |
|
curious |
adjective |
wanting to know; interested in something |
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darn |
slang emphasis |
very annoying |
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direct |
adjective |
straight; without formalities or ceremony |
|
directness |
noun |
the condition of saying thoughts exactly without softening them |
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disappointment |
noun |
the feeling when something hoped or planned for does not happen |
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distance |
noun |
the social space between people; how close relationships are |
|
drop it |
verb |
to stop doing something |
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dropped off |
verb (past tense) |
delivered |
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dropped out |
verb (past tense) |
quit attending |
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dude |
slang noun |
man; guy |
|
elder(s) |
noun |
older member(s) of a family or community |
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electrocuted |
verb (past tense) |
shocked by an electric current |
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eligible |
adjective |
worthy to be chosen |
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familiar |
adjective |
well known to you; easy to recognize |
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familiarity |
noun |
knowing and feeling comfortable with someone or something |
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field |
noun |
aboxorcellonaformtobefilledin |
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fit in |
verb |
to belong |
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flashback(s) |
noun |
memory/memories |
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formal |
adjective |
paying careful attention to proper manners of doing something |
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formality |
noun |
a polite or official way of acting or speaking |
|
former |
adjective |
true before but not now |
|
generation(s) |
noun |
people about the same age within a society or family such as grandparents, parents, children |
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go overboard |
idiom |
be too extreme |
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grateful |
adjective |
thankful |
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gtg |
text slang |
I’ve got to go |
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hang on |
verb |
to wait; to keep a telephone line open |
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has a good eye |
idiom |
has strong skills at something; notices small details |
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hot date |
slang |
an exciting appointment with a romantic partner |
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howz |
text slang |
how is |
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hwy |
text slang |
highway |
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identify |
verb |
to learn and say exactly what something is |
|
inbox |
noun |
a physical or electronic place to receive messages |
|
Indian |
noun |
a person from India |
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indirect |
adjective |
roundabout; following formalities or ceremony |
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indirectly |
adjective |
done in a way that does not clearly show feelings |
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indirectness |
noun |
the condition of not saying thoughts exactly, only hinting |
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informal |
adjective |
without ceremonial or formal manners; casual |
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intonation |
noun |
the way sounds become longer, shorter, higher, or lower in speach |
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jet lag |
noun |
the condition of being very tired after flying in an airplane across time zones |
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keep an eye out for |
idiom |
watch for |
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kill me now |
slang |
I’d like to get out of this difficult situation. |
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l8r |
text slang |
later |
|
light bulb |
noun |
a glass tube or bulb that uses electricity to produce light |
|
line |
noun |
an electronic, wired connection; e.g., telephone |
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lol |
text slang |
laughing out loud = very funny |
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ma’am |
noun |
madam; a polite greeting for an older woman |
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mithai |
noun |
a South Asian sugary snack |
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my old lady |
slang |
my wife or female partner |
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nope |
slang |
no |
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omg |
text slang |
oh my god |
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overly |
adverb |
too |
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padded envelope |
noun |
an envelope with thick, soft sides to protect whatever is inside |
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patterns |
noun |
ways or forms of talking or writing that repeat |
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perception |
noun |
the ability to see, smell, taste, hear, feel, and understand |
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personal |
adjective |
private; individual; belonging to a particular person |
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pick out |
verb |
to choose |
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pistachios |
noun |
nuts with a greenish kernel |
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pitch |
noun |
how high or low a sound is |
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prefix(es) |
noun |
letter(s) added to the beginning of a word, to make a new word |
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punctuation |
noun |
written marks such as, ?!.“” |
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reading between the lines |
idiom |
understanding something more than what is written and isn’t directly stated |
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reception |
noun |
the quality in receiving an electronic signal; e.g., on a radio, TV, or cellphone |
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recognize |
verb |
to notice and identify; to be aware of |
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regarding |
preposition |
concerning; about |
|
saxophone |
noun |
a musical wind instrument |
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scaffolding |
noun |
a supporting structure |
|
see eye to eye |
idiom |
to agree |
|
sesame seeds |
noun |
small, oval seeds |
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settling in |
verb |
becoming comfortable in a new place |
|
signal |
verb |
to show |
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social conventions |
noun |
patterns of polite behaviour in a society or culture |
|
SpaceBook |
noun |
a fictional social media site |
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status |
noun |
the social position, or rank, of one person compared to others |
|
suffix(es) |
noun |
letter(s) added to the end of a word, to make a new word |
|
sux |
text slang |
sucks = something is terrible |
|
sux 2 b u |
text slang |
sucks to be you = your situation is terrible |
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sweet |
adjective |
sugary; fantastic |
|
sweetheart |
noun |
a beloved person |
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sweets |
noun |
candies or sugary snacks |
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switch |
verb |
to exchange one thing for another |
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teacher’s pet |
slang |
a student favoured by a teacher |
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the big two-o |
slang |
20 years old |
|
thx |
text slang |
thanks |
|
tone |
noun |
the sound of a voice |
|
trade |
noun |
some kind of skilled work done by hand or by machine; e.g., electrician, carpenter |
|
traditional |
adjective |
customary in a family or culture |
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trapped |
verb (past tense) |
unable to get away |
|
u |
text slang |
you |
|
ugh |
interjection |
an expression that shows dislike |
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uncomfortable |
adjective |
unpleasant; difficult; not relaxed |
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unfamiliar |
adjective |
not well known to you; not easy to recognize |
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ungrateful |
adjective |
not thankful |
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upset |
adjective |
disturbed; made unhappy |
|
ur |
text slang |
your |
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w/ |
text slang |
with |
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water under the bridge |
idiom |
events that happened in the past and cannot be changed |
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Well, I’ll be |
slang |
an expression of surprise |
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What the heck |
slang |
an expression of surprise or anger; a softer way of saying “What the hell?” |
|
wisdom |
noun |
the quality of knowing what is right and doing what is just |
|
wonky |
adjective |
unreliable |
|
zombie |
slang |
a person who behaves without human emotion |