Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• due to: Because of; owing to
• lead to: To result in some action
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• at long last: After a long delay; finally.
• stand out
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
• flexible: Bending easily
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• ripe: (Of a smell) disgusting
• lust: Sexual desire
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• devotion: Strong love or attachment; a commitment to
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• aristocracy: Privileged ruling class
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• critique: A review of the quality of a work
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
• warmth: Quality of kindness, friendliness, or sincerity
• satirical: Exposing human folly to ridicule
• satire: Written criticism made in a funny way
• church: Building where Christians gather and pray to God
• depiction: Picture or a written description of something
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• skate: Flat sea fish
• foothold: Place providing support for the foot when climbing
• reformation: Religious movement to reform the Catholic Church
• protestant: Person believing in Protestantism
• changer: A person who changes something