Vocabulary

• check out
• plain facts: Basic, straightforward, and easily understood information without embellishment or interpretation.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• due to: Because of; owing to
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• change your mind
• true nature: The inherent qualities or character of a person or thing.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• retention: Act of holding something inside the body
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• grasp: Person's control over something
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• intention: Aim or purpose
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• leave: To go away from; depart
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• additional: Further or added
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
• mysteriously: In a confusing or difficult to understand way
• prophet: Someone who predicts the future
• shepherd: Person's name
• downfall: Sudden loss of status/reputation/money
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• misfortune: Unfortunate or unlucky event
• generalize: To apply a particular idea to a large group
• heuristic: Aiding learning by experience or own discoveries
• nonfiction: Not fiction; real or factual content of books
• sphinx: Ancient statue with lion's body/man's head