Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• compound word
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
• out of use: No longer used or functional; obsolete.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• fall out
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• die off: To decrease in number so few or none are left
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• convey: To carry or transport something
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• express: To send something by fast mail
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
• imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• bound: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• advent: First appearance of something important
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• person: Man, woman or child
• fill: To make something full
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• part: Division of a book
• usage: Amount something is used
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
• altar: Area in a church where the priests preaches from
• geek: Socially awkward person, who knows about computers
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• relay: To put in new carpet or flooring
• aristocratic: Being/acting like one from the highest social group
• propagate: To make an idea known by many people
• twig: Small piece of wood growing from a branch on tree
• clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
• brunch: Mixture of breakfast and lunch eaten late morning
• knightly: Typical of a medieval knight; chivalrous