| A | B |
| dawn | sunrise |
| dude | a man a guy (slang) |
| elective | a course not required in school |
| gene | the basic part of a living cell that contains characteristics of one’s parents |
| homeroom | a classroom in which a group of students meet daily with the same teacher before going to other classes |
| jerk | an annoying, obnoxious person who treats others badly |
| mutation | a variation; a rearrangement of larger sections of genes |
| phobia | a fear of something |
| plague | a dangerous disease that spreads very fast and kills its victims quickly |
| precept | a rule to use for action; a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought |
| shift | a change |
| smirk | a smile that shows a feeling of unkindness or superiority |
| troublemaker | a person that often creates problems |
| to annoy | to cause a mild anger |
| to badmouth | to criticize, to speak disloyally of |
| to beam | to smile widely |
| to bribe | to give or take (money, goods, etc) to have someone act dishonestly |
| to ditch | to get rid of, to give up, to abandon |
| to exaggerate | to say something is better, worse, more important, etc., than it really is, to overstate |
| to freak out | to be afraid |
| to giggle | to laugh lightly in a nervous or silly way |
| to goof off | to relax, to chill |
| to homeschool | a child attends school at home with a parent as the teacher |
| to peek | to look quickly |
| to pity | to feel sorry for someone |
| to point out | to emphasize, to draw attention to something |
| to reach over | to stretch across |
| to shrug | to lift shoulders upward as a sign of not caring |
| to slam | to hit something hard |
| to sneak out | to go out to do something unusually late at night without permission |
| to snuggle | to cuddle, to lie or sit close to someone and touch in a loving way |
| to stare | to look at something or someone with wide-opened eyes |
| to wonder | to express an interest in knowing, to admire, to feel surprise |
| embarrassed | feeling ashamed |
| extraordinary | unusual |
| obnoxious | annoying, unpleasant |
| ordinary | common, normal, average |
| psyched | excited |
| to tell a white lie | to tell an untrue statement about something that is not important |
| to have a crush on someone | to like a person romantically, brief love, infatuation |