Vocabulary

• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• vary: To change something and make it different
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• devote: To dedicate
• century: Period of 100 years
• overhaul: To repair and fix something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• counterfeit: Made to look like the real thing, but false; fake
• tactile: Concerning touch; enjoys touching
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• visually: With respect to vision
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• live: To be alive
• unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
• famous: Excellent
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
• composite: Made of more than one different part
• serum: Blood that contains substances that fight diseases
• underwent: To experience or endure something (bad)
• envoy: Person sent to represent his, her country
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• recapture: To capture again
• artwork: the pieces of art, such as drawings and photographs, that are used in books, newspapers, and magazines
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• redesign: To change the design or style of something
• unchanged: Not made or become different