Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• go along with: To agree to do something
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• other places: Different locations or areas
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• got to: To arrive at some place
• take down: To capture physically
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• aid: To help others and provide things
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• couple: To join something to something else
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• subordinate: Grammar (of a clause) dependent on the main clause
• plural: Being more than one person or thing
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• benign: (Of cancer) not harmful or too serious
• point: An item to be discussed
• transcend: To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• resonance: Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
• scourge: Person or thing causing great suffering
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• stump: To campaign by making political speeches
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• irresponsible: Acting without thinking of the consequences
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned
• tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
• lash: Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• history: Established pattern or record
• inch: 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
• army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• inoculate: To inject a disease to build up immunity to it
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• inoculation: Injection of a disease to build up immunity to it
• gallant: Brave and honorable
• gore: To wound by attacking with a knife, sharp horn etc.
• collector: Person who collects money, as a job
• brewer: Person whose job is to make beer