| Word |
Form |
Meaning |
| 4ever |
text slang |
forever |
| #truth |
text slang |
# = hashtag; that is true |
| ??? |
text slang |
I’m confused or puzzled |
| @ |
text slang |
at |
| accurate |
adjective |
correct |
| acquaintance |
noun |
a person you know but not as well as a friend |
| address |
verb |
to use a special name or title when talking or writing to someone |
| adjust |
verb |
to change; to shift; to switch |
| apprentice |
noun |
a person who is learning a trade from his or her employer |
| appropriate |
adjective |
good or correct for a particular time or place |
| arranged |
verb (past tense) |
planned or organized; not by chance |
| assumption |
noun |
something you think is true but you have no proof |
| assured |
verb |
made certain or confident |
| awkward |
adjective |
hard to deal with; lacking skill or social grace |
| band |
noun |
a group of musicians |
| be over it |
slang |
to recover from an unhappy situation or incident |
| be up to |
slang |
doing or planning to do something |
| beyond |
text slang |
more than usual |
| black sheep of the family |
idiom |
a family member who doesn’t follow the family rules |
| blunt |
adjective |
very direct; abrupt |
| bottom |
noun |
land below a hill; a valley |
| brb |
text slang |
be right back = the texter must leave but will return |
| bro |
slang noun |
brother; a male friend |
| buddy |
noun |
a close friend |
| budge |
verb |
to move; to change |
| c’mon |
speech reduction |
Come on! Hurry! Get moving! |
| coincidence |
noun |
two or more events that happen by chance at the same time |
| colleague(s) |
noun |
person/people who work together; co-worker(s) |
| comedian |
noun |
a person who tells jokes or stories to make people laugh |
| communicate |
verb |
to express and receive messages, including feelings and information |
| communication |
noun |
the process of expressing and receiving feelings and information |
| compare |
verb |
to find out how things, people, or events are the same |
| compose |
verb |
to write |
| 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 |
| darn |
slang emphasis |
very annoying |
| direct |
adjective |
straight; without formalities or ceremony |
| directness |
noun |
the condition of saying thoughts exactly without softening them |
| disappointment |
noun |
the feeling when something hoped or planned for does not happen |
| distance |
noun |
the social space between people; how close relationships are |
| drop it |
verb |
to stop doing something |
| dropped off |
verb (past tense) |
delivered |
| dropped out |
verb (past tense) |
quit attending |
| dude |
slang noun |
man; guy |
| elder(s) |
noun |
older member(s) of a family or community |
| electrocuted |
verb (past tense) |
shocked by an electric cu