Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• going on: To continue doing something
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• without prejudice: Without detriment to a legal claim or right; not affecting a position.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• turn on
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• prejudice: Law to make ineffective, e.g. evidence in a trial
• gigantic: Extremely large
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• invariably: Each time without change; always
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• cupboard: Piece of furniture used for storage
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• momentous: Very important or serious
• cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• great: Very good; better than before
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• picture: General situation or state of being
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• difficulty: Something that is hard to do
• yard: Unit of length equal to 3 feet or 91.44 cm
• dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
• worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
• aristocratic: Being/acting like one from the highest social group
• exalt: To praise someone