Vocabulary

• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• on the real: Honestly or truly; speaking sincerely.
• cultural phenomenon: A thing that takes place when something or someone gains popularity, especially when this is among many people.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• change over: To switch from one thing to another.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• feast: Religious celebration
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• great: Very good; better than before
• delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• sitcom: Humorous drama based on day-to-day life
• catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• snappy: Speaking or reacting irritably, with little reason
• upheaval: Raising of the earth's upper layer
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• fruitful: Being productive; successful
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• maize: Corn; a yellow cereal
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• redefine: To give a new explanation of or reason for
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• grown: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
• cranberry: Small, dark-red berry used for juice, etc.
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• racially: With respect to race