Vocabulary

• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• such as: For example; like
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• buy time: To delay an action to allow more time for preparation.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• smooth out: To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• dread: To await with great fear
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• convey: To carry or transport something
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• gauge: A tool used to measure things
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• conscientious: Careful to do things as you know you should do
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• fill: To make something full
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• linguist: Person who speaks several languages
• newfound: Newly discovered
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages