Vocabulary

• city center: The central part of a city, especially the main business or commercial area.
• in flight: Act of flying
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• stark contrast: A sharp, clear, and obvious difference between two things.
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• taxi: Car that transports people for money
• bird: Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• futuristic: Concerning futurism
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• rental: Home, car etc. rented for a while
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• dreamt: To wish for something to happen
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• painting: A picture made with paint
• planning: Act of making a detailed set of actions to do
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• tower: Tall, narrow building
• shaped: To influence something to make it the way you want
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• exhibition: Public event to display objects, art etc.
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• imaginable: Able to be imagined; possible
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• twin: Two children born from same mother at same time
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• heavenly: Of or relating to heaven, in the religious sense
• devoted: To dedicate
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• functional: Useful; not just for decoration
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• installation: Process of setting up equipment to use
• imaginative: Able to think of new and interesting ideas
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• populate: To live in a particular area, as a group
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• classified: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• utopia: Imagined perfect society
• glide: To move smoothly and quietly as if without effort
• prolific: Producing something in large quantities
• bustle: To move energetically or busily
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
• dos: Operating system that is on a disk
• groundbreaking: Ceremony to begin a construction project
• canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
• ignite: To catch fire
• symmetrical: Having parts that are exactly the same
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• hub: Center of action or interest