Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• at least: As a minimum
• going on: To continue doing something
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• at school: Present and attending school.
• from on high: Coming from an authority or higher power.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• play the victim: To act as if one is a victim in order to gain sympathy or avoid responsibility.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• mental: Concerning the mind
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• spot: A certain place or area
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• solitude: State of preferring to be alone
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• fuss: Act of being excited in a complaining manner
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• sorrow: Deep sadness caused by a loss
• verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
• astrology: Study of how the stars influence human lives
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• referendum: Public vote on an issue
• fetal: Of a fetus or unborn baby
• midst: Middle area or part of something
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
• swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• deceptive: Causing someone to believe what is not true
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• ward: Person's name
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• long: Person's name
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
• negotiable: That can be discussed to come to an agreement