Vocabulary

• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• zero in: To focus on a target
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• aside from
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• black and white
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• stand out
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• repetition: When something occurs again
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• royalty: Members of a royal family
• ignorance: Lack of information or knowledge about something
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• symbolic: Representing something, but without real effect
• descriptive: Telling what something is like or looks like
• superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
• chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• startling: So remarkably different or sudden as to shock
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• weakness: Fault or bad quality preventing success
• prostitution: Practice of offering sex for money
• orphan: Child whose parents have died
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• soot: Fine, black powder produced during burning
• website: Collection of webpages in one location
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• hypocrisy: When one decries a thing while doing it themselves
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• church: Building where Christians gather and pray to God
• illegitimate: Contrary to or forbidden by law
• woe: Feeling of great pain or sadness; unhappiness
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• newborn: Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
• prophetic: Having to do with correctly predicting the future
• behead: To execute by cutting off the head
• stanza: Division of a poem; verse