Vocabulary

• make up: To invent or create a story
• article of faith: A fundamental belief or principle held to be true, especially within a religion or ideology.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• initially: At first; originally
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• afford: To make available, to provide
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• require: To demand that someone does something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• stagnant: Unmoving; not growing, as of an economy
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• own: To have something as your property
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• inaccurate: Not correct, accurate, or true
• astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
• astronomer: Scientist studying stars and other bodies in space
• marginal: Very small; on the edge; not important
• capitalist: Person believing in private ownership of property
• triple: Group or set of three
• median: Being in the middle or average
• squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• lifelike: Realistic; looking real
• differential: Different, as in treatment; discriminatory