Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in its totality: Considering something as a whole or complete entity.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• condemned to: To be destined for a particular fate, usually negative.
• lead to: To result in some action
• roll back
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• rock up: To arrive somewhere.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• material: Cloth; fabric
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• rational: Able to think clearly
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• fellow: Man or a boy
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
• leave: To go away from; depart
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• anguish: Great suffering caused by pain, worry, unhappiness
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• public: Owned by the government
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• quintessential: Being a model example of a specific thing
• spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
• carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
• caricature: Exaggerated representation of someone else
• senseless: Stupid; not showing the use of reason
• seminal: Being the inspiration for future development
• classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
• totality: State of being total and complete