Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• work out
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• appalling: Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• skyscraper: Very tall building with many stories
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• cling: To be dependent on
• voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• pretentious: Trying to seem more cultured/clever than you are
• algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• ward: Person's name
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• long: Person's name
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• call: A order or request for action
• tar: Black oily substance used to make roads
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• gala: A big party, as for a public celebration
• admiral: A person with a high rank in a navy
• pecan: Smooth brown oval nut
• proto: Indicating the first or earliest or original
• shah: Title given to the monarch of Iran
• amir: Islamic ruler in Africa or Arabia; emir