Vocabulary

• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• set about: To begin or start to do something
• thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• have to: Must do
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• urge: A strong desire for something
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• feast: Religious celebration
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• vary: To change something and make it different
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• century: Period of 100 years
• leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• devise: To think of and plan something
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• bounty: Supply of something good in plentiful amounts
• attendance: Number of people present at a place or event
• autumn: The season when leaves fall off trees
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
• goose: Large water bird related to a duck
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• hale: Healthy; retaining exceptional health and vigor