Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• go on: To continue doing something
• black and white
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• cruise: To easily achieve
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• exotic: Being very different or unusual
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• role: Character played by an actor
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• ethnicity: Ethnic group; shared origins or culture
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• interpreter: One who translates from one language into another
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• porn: Short for pornography
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• profession: Act of stating your beliefs or feelings openly
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• parody: Humorous or satirical imitations of something
• treacherous: Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• mount: To attach something to something else
• dick: Someone who is a detective
• rob: Person's name
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• egregious: Conspicuously or outrageously bad or contemptible
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
• justification: Reason or fact that explains why something is true
• chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• conqueror: Someone who takes control of a country by force
• actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
• egypt: A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from to BC
• name: What something or someone is called
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• exodus: Going out or forth in a large group
• foreground: To make something more visible or important
• cartoon: Drawing or illustration meant to make you laugh
• samurai: Japanese warrior from centuries ago
• yeti: Large hairy creature said to live in the Himalayas
• glen: Narrow mountain valley, especially in Scotland
• awakens: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)