Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• regardless of
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• look back: To think about past events
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• evolve: To develop certain features
• amount: Quantity of something
• decade: Period of 10 years
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• century: Period of 100 years
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• necessity: Something that you must have or do
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• archive: To store things such as historical records
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• bureaucratic: Characterized by too many rules or officials
• artifact: Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool
• historical: Connected with the past
• complexion: Appearance of skin on the face, e.g. darkness
• datum: Item of factual information
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• diversion: Action designed to distract attention
• spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
• passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
• purview: Area of authority, knowledge of influence