Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• trip out: To hallucinate, especially as a result of taking drugs.
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• 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
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• solitude: State of preferring to be alone
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• boutique: Small fashionable shop
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• aquarium: Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• pristine: Being in a natural and undamaged state
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• harbour: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
• surprising: To do something that another person didn't expect
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• boat: Small form of transport for traveling on water
• getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
• limestone: Sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium
• snorkel: To swim underwater using a breathing tube
• swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
• boardwalk: Walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
• deco: Geometric style popular in the 1920s and 1930s