Vocabulary

• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• off balance: In a state of being unsteady or unstable; lacking equilibrium.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• check out
• set upon: To attack on all sides often violently
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
• imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• strike: To hit something
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
• hop: Dance party
• terminal: End part of some structure or concept
• audio: Concerning sound
• public: Owned by the government
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• artifact: Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• deli: A shop selling unusual or special food products
• love: Person's name
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• rocky: (Of a marriage, etc.) involving many difficulties
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• birthplace: Place where someone was born
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
• springtime: Season of growth of plants and trees, after winter