Vocabulary

• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• regardless of
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• seek: To ask someone for help
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• gender: State of being male or female
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• transcend: To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
• internalize: To accept attitudes, behavior as part of yourself
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• phobia: Extreme fear
• binary: Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
• picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
• carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
• charming: Being very likable; attractive
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
• shabby: In poor condition because of use and age
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
• maiden: Being the earliest or first
• yearn: To strongly desire something or someone
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• banter: Type of friendly, joking talk
• acknowledgement: Act showing you accept something exists or is true
• scare: To become frightened
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• eggplant: Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
• knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
• sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
• ingrain: To be deeply attached or fixed in
• soon: At a time not long from now
• love: Person's name
• outer: Far away
• pea: Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
• bisexual: Being sexually attracted to both men and women
• tinder: Material for starting a fire
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• thou: An old-fashioned word for you
• thee: An old-fashioned word for you
• hitman: Criminal hired to kill someone
• heathen: Person of another religion than the speaker's