Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• check out
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• through the ceiling: To increase or rise very sharply.
• go on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• seek: To ask someone for help
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• land: Region or country
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• derive: To come from another thing
• soothe: To relieve something, like pain
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• turquoise: Color that is a combination of green and blue
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• church: Building where Christians gather and pray to God
• livelihood: Way someone earns money to live
• talk: Style of speaking
• love: Person's name
• hoop: Round or circular shape or object
• meow: Cry like a cat
• horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
• adobe: Type of sun-dried brick made of straw and clay