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
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• silly: Careless
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• previously: At an earlier time
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• 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
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• mount: To attach something to something else
• 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
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• sparkly: Having lots of small reflections of light
• enchant: To hold the admiration of others; charm
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• cleanliness: Keeping yourself clean; state of being clean
• thereof: Concerning that or it
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• fairness: Situation when everyone is treated equally
• lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
• befriend: To make a friend of someone
• sundial: Timepiece indicating time from the suns shadow