Vocabulary

• aside from
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• fend off: To defend and keep (threats) at distance
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• join in
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• check out
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• entertain: To receive someone as a guest
• sorrow: Deep sadness caused by a loss
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• depressed: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• beloved: Loved very much
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• public: Owned by the government
• pesticide: A chemical substance used to kill pests
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
• fend: To try to manage for yourself without assistance
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• patriotism: Love of your country and willingness to defend it
• left: To go away from; depart
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• offering: To suggest a price you are willing to pay
• precursor: Something that comes before another; forerunner
• website: Collection of webpages in one location
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• aristocratic: Being/acting like one from the highest social group
• commemorate: To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
• honour: To fulfill an agreement
• whisker: Hair that grows on a man's face
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• downfall: Sudden loss of status/reputation/money
• prose: Writing that is not a poem
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• noteworthy: Worthy of notice; important and worth attention
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• arsenic: Strong poison used as insecticide, etc.
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• homeland: Country where you were born
• convoluted: Extremely complex and difficult
• magnum: Extra large bottle for champagne, etc.
• yuan: Unit of money in China
• bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years