Vocabulary

• make up: To invent or create a story
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• work off: To work to pay some debts
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• fabric: Cloth or material
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• respond: To answer something or someone
• malleable: Easily changed into a new shape (or attitude)
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• futuristic: Concerning futurism
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• master: To gain control over something
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• quintessential: Being a model example of a specific thing
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• unit: One apartment in a building
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• neon: Gaseous element used in electric lamps and signs
• craftsman: Creator of great skill in the manual arts