Vocabulary

• ancient history: The study of the distant past, from the earliest humans through the first great civilizations.
• next to: Being located along side another
• sit down: To take a seat
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• have to: Must do
• the good stuff: Things of high quality or the best kind.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• silly: Careless
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• require: To demand that someone does something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• prophecy: Statement that something will happen in the future
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• previously: At an earlier time
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• splendid: Very impressive and beautiful
• person: Man, woman or child
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• mount: To attach something to something else
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• summon: To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
• artifact: Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool
• avert: To prevent something negative from happening
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• sparkly: Having lots of small reflections of light
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• come: To arrive at a place
• enchant: To hold the admiration of others; charm
• crafty: Being cunning to get others to do what you want
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• thereof: Concerning that or it
• jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
• envoy: Person sent to represent his, her country
• lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
• titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
• befriend: To make a friend of someone
• sundial: Timepiece indicating time from the suns shadow