Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in his place: Instead of him; as his substitute.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at the outside: At the most; not longer or bigger than specified.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in memory of: To honor or commemorate someone who has died.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• urge: A strong desire for something
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• prominent: Being important or well known
• military: Army or armed forces
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• due: When something is required or expected
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• flame: To glow
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• battle: Military fight between armies
• tablet: Small hand-held computer with a touch screen
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• famous: Excellent
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• dead: Not alive
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• wreath: Decoration of leaves and flowers in a circle
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• inscription: Words that are written or cut into statue, etc.
• neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'