Vocabulary

• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• at least: As a minimum
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• tiny: Very, very small
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sprint: To race or move at full speed
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• transcend: To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
• swiftly: Quickly
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• burn: To destroy with fire
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• effectiveness: Degree of how well something works or is done
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• live: To be alive
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• differ: To be different; to be not like others
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• calmly: Without getting emotional, e.g. in times of stress
• underwent: To experience or endure something (bad)
• doorway: The space that a door can close
• standardization: Establishment of a standard or accepted level