Vocabulary

• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• respect: To follow the established rules
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• tale: Story that is not true
• quarter: 25 cents
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• inhabitant: Someone living in an area or place
• great: Very good; better than before
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• abolish: To officially stop (a law or practice)
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• banquet: Grand formal dinner
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• jewel: Precious stone like a diamond; gem
• mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
• unification: The state of being joined or united or linked
• roe: Eggs of a fish
• mullet: Type of marine warm water fish
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
• piccolo: Small flute
• madonna: A representation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus
• lei: Circular band of flowers worn around neck, etc.