Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• step aside: To move to the side to allow someone to pass.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• strike: To hit something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• shed: Small building used for storage
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• lucrative: Producing a lot of money
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• vanity: When you are too proud of your appearance/ability
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• racial: Of or relating to race
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• repertoire: Variety of things (e.g. operas/skills) you can do
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• talk: Style of speaking
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• beautiful: Having dome something well
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• wall: High, flat side of a room or building
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• strongly: With strength or in a strong manner
• homeland: Country where you were born
• denominator: Bottom number in a fraction
• filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
• marginalize: To make a person or group powerless or unimportant