Vocabulary

• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• good humor: A cheerful or agreeable mood.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• have to: Must do
• from the outset: From the beginning of a process or event.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• at least: As a minimum
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• grim: Being very serious or determined
• delusional: Suffering false beliefs based on little evidence
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• lust: Sexual desire
• sentimental: Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fully: Completely or entirely
• catalyst: Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• quirk: Strange aspect (of nature); strange habit
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
• squad: A sports team
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
• greed: Wanting too much of something
• temperament: Person's nature or typical moods
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• adept: Being highly skilled in some activity
• gratify: To be pleased because you were right or had praise
• callous: Hardhearted; uncaring
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• outset: Beginning or start of something
• misfortune: Unfortunate or unlucky event
• noteworthy: Worthy of notice; important and worth attention
• idiotic: Very irresponsible or foolish