Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• strength: Condition of being strong
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• huge: Very very large
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• role: Character played by an actor
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• leave: To go away from; depart
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• intrinsic: Being naturally and always a part of something
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• pilgrimage: Journey to a sacred place
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• cathedral: Large impressive main church in a particular area
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
• landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• cologne: Perfume or fragrance that you apply to your skin
• archbishop: (Catholic) bishop controlling churches in an area
• unfinished: Not yet ended; not complete; still being done