Vocabulary

• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• narrative: The telling of a story
• decade: Period of 10 years
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• surreal: Concerning surrealism
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• poignant: Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• rebellious: Wanting to do things your way; resisting authority
• vaguely: In a vague way; not fully
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• conceive: To become pregnant
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• leave: To go away from; depart
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• staff: Employees of a company
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• piece: A counter in a board game
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• person: Man, woman or child
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• sitcom: Humorous drama based on day-to-day life
• great: Very good; better than before
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
• happen: To take place or occur
• subtlety: Being delicate or slight, but with a good effect
• disdain: Lack of respect because you think you are better
• satirical: Exposing human folly to ridicule
• satire: Written criticism made in a funny way
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals