Vocabulary

• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• space museum: A museum dedicated to the history and science of space exploration.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• such as: For example; like
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• look back: To think about past events
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• atmosphere: Air around us
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• flame: To glow
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• boutique: Small fashionable shop
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• propose: To make an offer of marriage
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• basin: A sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face
• suburb: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• avenue
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• weary: To make or become tired or lose energy or strength
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• famous: Excellent
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• undercover: Operating in disguise; incognito
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• circle: A perfectly round shape
• nestled: To be sheltered or protected by e.g. trees, hills
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
• tidal: Of the regular rise and fall of the sea level
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• centerpiece: Central or most important feature
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• engrave: To cut an image or message into stone, metal
• obelisk: Tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid