Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• such as: For example; like
• across time: Throughout the duration of time; spanning different periods.
• have to: Must do
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• previously: At an earlier time
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• fully: Completely or entirely
• fountain: Structure out of which a jet of water comes
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• piece: A counter in a board game
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• own: To have something as your property
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
• sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• dental: Concerning the teeth
• dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
• ark: Thing that affords protection or safety
• archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies
• archaeology: The study of ancient societies
• gladiator: Professional fighter from Roman times
• inscription: Words that are written or cut into statue, etc.
• chronology: Order in which certain events occurred