Vocabulary

• piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• century: Period of 100 years
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
• proclaim: To indicate or show something clearly
• swiftly: Quickly
• seduction: Making someone attracted to you/have sex with you
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• famous: Excellent
• picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
• barren: (Of a woman) not able to have children
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies
• reed: Person's name
• spanish: Concerning the culture and people of Spain
• open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
• latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background
• adobe: Type of sun-dried brick made of straw and clay
• brio: Liveliness; vigor of activity or life