Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• to the core: Completely; fundamentally; in every aspect.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on to: Toward something; forward
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• crown of thorns: A symbolic crown made of thorny branches, associated with the Passion of Christ.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• neat: That you approve of; cool
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• obedience: Doing what someone tells you to; compliance
• corpse: A dead body
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
• act: To behave in a certain way
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• pornography: Pictures or stories that stimulate sexual desire
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• sin: Act that breaks a religious law
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• salvation: Being sent to heaven by believing in God
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• dangle: To hang loosely in the air; hold a thing like this
• casket: Box in which dead people are buried; coffin
• righteousness: Adhering to moral principles
• unworthy: Lacking in value or merit; not deserving help
• baptist: Member of a Christian church using baptism