Vocabulary

• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• puzzle over: To think carefully and with difficulty about something puzzling.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in style: Fashionable; popular
• light on: To illuminate something.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• in the picture: Aware of what is happening; informed.
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• shed: Small building used for storage
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• drawn: To attract attention to someone or something
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• century: Period of 100 years
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• propose: To make an offer of marriage
• imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
• zodiac: A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into constellations or signs for astrological purposes
• physician: A medical doctor
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
• astrology: Study of how the stars influence human lives
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• hoax: Act intended to deceive or trick
• manuscript: Original piece of writing before it is published
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• gullible: Easily deceived; believing whatever they tell you
• provisional: Temporary and subject to certain conditions
• gibberish: Unintelligible talking
• encyclopedia: Reference book of information about many subjects
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• generator: Machine that produces electrical power
• handwriting: Way a person's writing looks
• mystic: Person who practices religious rites