Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• out of proportion: Exaggerated or inappropriate in scale or degree.
• shin bone: The tibia; the inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg between the knee and ankle.
• in the picture: Aware of what is happening; informed.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• favor: Support or approval from people
• civilization: A highly developed society
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
• leave: To go away from; depart
• century: Period of 100 years
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• fill: To make something full
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• aesthetically: In a tasteful way
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• pinnacle: Highest point of success, power, fame, etc.
• thorn: Sharp point on the stem/branches of some plants
• disproportionately: To too great a degree when compared to something
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• geometric: With regular mathematical patterns/straight lines
• metaphysical: Concerning metaphysics (study of reality of life)
• sinful: (Acts that) break a religious law
• shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
• madonna: A representation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus