Vocabulary

• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• ring in: To call by telephone.
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• clock on: To register the start time of work using a time clock.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bash: To hit something; to criticize
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• famous: Excellent
• patriotic: Having a great love for your country
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• main: Most important; most often used
• bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• mark: Person's name
• harbour: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• confetti: Small pieces of colored paper thrown at a wedding
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• eve: The time just before something happens