Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• have to: Must do
• in keeping with: In agreement with; consistent with.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• played up: To behave or work badly
• cardboard characters: Characters in a story or play that are not well-developed or realistic; they lack depth and complexity.
• in actuality: In fact; in reality; actually.
• like mad: With great intensity or energy.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• talk: Style of speaking
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• call: A order or request for action
• staff: Employees of a company
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• mad: Very angry
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• inability: Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• happen: To take place or occur
• magazine: Part of a gun used for holding bullet
• photography: Art of taking pictures with a camera
• web: Skin between ducks' toes that enables them to swim
• member: Part of the body of a human, animal
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• teenage: Being of the age 13 through 19
• female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• blog: To read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• sexuality: Whether someone is homosexual or heterosexual
• insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
• diagram: A drawing intended to explain how something works
• discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• role: Character played by an actor
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• cardboard: Lightweight paper board
• edit: To check and make changes before publication
• publication: Process of producing a book, magazine
• editorial: Article giving the opinion of a newspaper
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• contradictory: (Of evidence) showing the opposite
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• illustration: Picture that helps explain something
• acceptance: Act of accepting; agreement to accept
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• reconcile: To balance the accounts
• empowerment: Giving the power to make their own decisions
• bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• feminist: Person believing women have the same rights as men
• feminism: Belief that women and men have the same rights
• unapologetically: In a manner that shows no regret or willingness to apologize; defiantly.
• actuality: The state of existing and being real
• excerpt: Short part of a text; an extract
• relatable: Easy to understand or feel sympathy for.
• sophomore: Someone in second year in high school or college
• misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
• nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
• mm: Something you say when you are satisfied