Vocabulary

• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in answer to: As a response to something.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go away: To go on vacation
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• century: Period of 100 years
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• point: An item to be discussed
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• conformity: Acting according to certain accepted standards
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• notably: In a way that deserves notice; particularly
• spawn: Product or result of something
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
• theatrical: Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• rhinoceros: Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
• famously: In a manner or to an extent that is well known
• resound: To echo with the sound of