Vocabulary

• in part: To some extent; partially.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• varieties of: Different kinds or types of something.
• square up: To stand facing someone in a fighting position; to prepare to fight.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• rational: Able to think clearly
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• verge: Brink or threshold
• serene: Very calm or peaceful
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• part: Division of a book
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
• relentlessly: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
• flute: Musical instrument played by blowing into one end
• narcotic: (Of a drug) leading to unconsciousness