Vocabulary

• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on all-fours: Position with hands and knees on the ground.
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• confession: Admission you have done something wrong
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• revelation: Act of making something known or seen
• distinction: Special quality that makes something different
• exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• feline: Belonging to the cat family
• creature: Animal of any type
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• quintessential: Being a model example of a specific thing
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• anthropologist: Person who studies human origins and development
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• business: A company formed for making profit
• adore: To love very much; to give honor to
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• biography: Story of a person's life as told by someone else
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• trek: Slow or difficult journey
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• universally: Applying to all people, times, places
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
• picket: To petition or complain, often outside a company