Canguro in the Wild 001

List of Highlighted Vocabulary

Note: You can find our ranked lists at the bottom of this list. If you don’t want any spoilers, be sure to explore these AFTER LISTENING to the podcast.

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• archeologist: a person who studies ancient human history
• basement: the floor below a building’s ground level
• behind the scenes: happening out of public view
• briefing: a short meeting giving important information
• buttoned up: organized, careful, and professional
• calligraphy: decorative handwriting as an art
• chest hair: hair growing on the chest
• commencement speech: a speech at a graduation ceremony
• crooked politician: a dishonest politician
• drop bear: one of the world’s most dangerous animals, native to Australia
• fearless: showing no fear
• fonts: different styles of printed letters
• fool: a person who acts unwisely, is stupid, or is naive 
• goose pimples (UK): small bumps on skin from emotion or cold
• goosebumps (US): small bumps on skin from emotion or cold
• high school drop out: someone who left school before graduating
• hitch: a device for attaching a trailer to a vehicle
• homeless: without a place to live
• honorable mention: special recognition without winning
• innovator: a person introducing new ideas
• jester: a person entertaining with jokes in medieval courts
• last but not least: finally, but equally important
• lasting legacy: something remembered for a long time
• lounge chair: a comfortable chair for relaxing, often used at the beach 
• magician: a person performing magic tricks
• messy: untidy and disorganized
• naive: lacking experience or judgment
• neat handwriting: clear and tidy writing
• old-fashioned: no longer modern or common
• on the nose: too obvious or lacking subtlety
• orderly: neat and well organized 
• Quit it!: Stop doing that! 
• screw: a metal fastener with threads
• screwdriver: a tool for turning screws
• sealed envelope: an envelope closed securely
• serial killer: a person who murders repeatedly
• Settle down!: Become calm and quiet!
• settler: a person who moves to live somewhere new
• slut: an offensive insult for a woman who has sex with many
• speech: a formal talk to an audience
• speechless: unable to speak from emotion or surprise
• stockings: long socks covering the legs
• straight shooter: an honest and direct person 
• strumpet: a British slang term for a prostitute 
• stumbling blocks: something that causes difficulty or failure
• the last word: the final or deciding opinion
• to blame somebody: to say someone is responsible, to give them the fault
• to bum a ride: to ask for a free ride
• to calculate: to find an answer using numbers 
• to find out: to discover information
• to get revenge: to harm someone in return 
• to give up: to stop trying or doing, to surrender
• to graduate: to complete a course of study 
• to hike: to walk long distances outdoors
• to last: a 
• to lay waste to a city: to completely destroy a city 
• to lock up: to completely secure a house with locks
• to mess up: to make a mistake
• to murder: to kill someone illegally
• to quit cold turkey: to stop suddenly and completely, often used with cigarettes or drugs
• to rank: to place in order
• to resign: to quit, to leave a job officially 
• to reveal: to make something seen or known
• to rob a bank: to steal money from a bank
• to screw: to fasten with a screw, to have sex
• to screw somebody over: to treat someone unfairly
• to stumble: to trip or lose balance
• to suit somebody: to be right for someone 
• to trip: to lose balance while walking and fall
• to turn into: to change into something else, to transform
• to underestimate: to think something is less than it is
• to weave: to make by crossing threads together 
• tow-bar: a metal bar for pulling trailers
• waist: the narrow part between hips and chest
• woven: made by crossing threads together