Vocabulary

• against all odds: Despite having very little chance of succeeding.
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
• narrative: The telling of a story
• decade: Period of 10 years
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• blow: To move something using air
• arrogant: Rude, from belief you are better than others
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• master: To gain control over something
• fascination: Quality that attracts attention
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
• oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• land: Region or country
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• scout: To watch or search for something or someone
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• seduction: Making someone attracted to you/have sex with you
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• flimsy: Lacking solidity or strength; light; weak
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• biblical: Concerning the bible
• special: Being additional or extra
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• pilgrim: Traveler going to a place with religious meaning
• smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars
• commonwealth: Group of countries connected politically
• miraculously: In a wonderful and extraordinary manner
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• infest: (Of bad things) to be present in in large numbers
• worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
• arrival: When someone or something gets to at a place