Vocabulary

• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• in reference to: Relating to; with regard to
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the canvas: Knocked down, especially in boxing or other fights.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• color palette: A range of colors used by an artist or designer.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• avid: Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
• exterior: Outside layer or surface
• optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• complementary: Working well together; completing something
• horizontal: Concerning the horizon
• battle: Military fight between armies
• terrace: Flat area next to a building to sit and relax
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• disparate: Not alike; that cannot be compared
• vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
• famous: Excellent
• psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• jarring: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• violet: Small fragrant plant with usually purplish flowers
• wall: High, flat side of a room or building
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
• white: Person's name
• theorist: A person who forms new ideas about a subject
• nightlife: Nighttime diversions, e.g. clubs