Vocabulary

• recorded history: The period of time for which written records exist.
• hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• pull in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• blow: To move something using air
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• makeshift: That only serves as something temporarily
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• public: Owned by the government
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• inefficient: Unable to act in a way that saves resources
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• unit: One apartment in a building
• implicitly: Without doubting or questioning
• astronomer: Scientist studying stars and other bodies in space
• compress: To press tightly together
• electrify: To energize or excite people
• ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• revolver: Pistol that has multiple slots for bullets