Vocabulary

• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• at least: As a minimum
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• check out
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• see about: To look into or arrange something.
• action movie: A film genre featuring exciting and often violent scenes.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• descend into: To go down into a place.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• bad apple: A person who negatively affects others; a troublemaker.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• to the core: Completely; fundamentally; in every aspect.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• annoying: To make someone angry
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• kid: Child or young person
• bad: Not good; wrong
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• village: Small town in the country
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• voice: Ability to sing well
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• vanity: When you are too proud of your appearance/ability
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
• narcissistic: Admiring yourself excessively
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• Miss: To be absent
• outright: In a complete manner; totally
• insightful: Displaying clear and deep understanding
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• intellectually: In a manner involving reasoning or complex ideas
• torment: Great mental or physical pain
• pretentious: Trying to seem more cultured/clever than you are
• barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
• orange: Being a color that is a mixture of red and yellow
• cartoon: Drawing or illustration meant to make you laugh
• patrick: Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the th century
• openly: In an open way
• peter: Disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
• vile: Being very bad or unpleasant; disgusting
• doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
• scrappy: Quarrelsome; aggressive
• allen: A soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British
• seth: (Old Testament) Third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel