Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• ring in: To call by telephone.
• against time: Working under pressure to meet a deadline; in a race to finish something quickly.
• take after: To resemble (an older family member); favor
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• spot: A certain place or area
• strike: To hit something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• tiny: Very, very small
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• huge: Very very large
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• click: To work well with someone or something
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• century: Period of 100 years
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• tick: To function properly or normally
• expedition: Long journey, often to a dangerous or new place
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• deep: Complex and important
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
• maiden: Being the earliest or first
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• centerpiece: Central or most important feature
• shipwreck: Loss/destruction of a ship at sea by a storm, etc.
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• titanic: Concerning great force or power
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry