Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• painted over: To cover something with paint.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• shy away from: To avoid something because of nervousness or a lack of confidence.
• varieties of: Different kinds or types of something.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• express: To send something by fast mail
• atmosphere: Air around us
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• convey: To carry or transport something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
• bound: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• leave: To go away from; depart
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
• century: Period of 100 years
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• verge: Brink or threshold
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• aesthetically: In a tasteful way
• foliage: Leaves of a plant
• sensual: Feeling or giving rise to sexual/physical feeling
• fugitive: Concerning running trying to run away from the law
• abstraction: Concept or idea related to something not physical
• identifiable: Capable of being identified
• pastoral: Of the duty of care that a teacher, priest has
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy