Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• at least: As a minimum
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• due to: Because of; owing to
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• strength: Condition of being strong
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• conduct: Your behavior
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• due: When something is required or expected
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• participant: Person involved or included in something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• daily: Happening every day
• conformity: Acting according to certain accepted standards
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• license: To give official permission to do something
• devise: To think of and plan something
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• prophet: Someone who predicts the future
• fateful: Having an important (bad) effect on future events
• homogeneous: Being all of the same type
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• eve: The time just before something happens
• famously: In a manner or to an extent that is well known
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother