Vocabulary

• action movie: A film genre featuring exciting and often violent scenes.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in silhouette: Seen as a dark shape outlined against light.
• major in: To specialize in a particular subject at college or university.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• personal identity: The unique characteristics and beliefs that define an individual.
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• contemplate: To consider whether you will do something
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• gaze: Direction you are looking
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• obedience: Doing what someone tells you to; compliance
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• license: To give official permission to do something
• part: Division of a book
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• cop: Slang for police officer
• picture: General situation or state of being
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• live: To be alive
• implant: To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
• silhouette: Image/drawing showing only the outline, as of head
• scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• beige: A pale brown color
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• evocative: Bringing to mind thoughts, feelings, or memories
• graft: Obtaining money by the dishonest use of influence
• adherence: Faithful support a cause, religion, etc.
• estrange: To cause to be no longer connected or close to