Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for instance: As an example.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• to the gods: Completely destroyed or ruined.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• have to: Must do
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• eye up: To look at someone or something with interest or desire.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in the barrel: In a difficult situation; in trouble or at a disadvantage.
• down and out: Without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute.
• see through: To realize the truth about
• in terms of
• a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
• draw in: To attract or entice someone or something.
• with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• pay homage to: To show respect and honor to someone or something.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• instance: An example of something; case
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• point: An item to be discussed
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
• circle: A perfectly round shape
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• antiquity: Very old object
• pantheon: Temple dedicated to all the gods
• basilica: Large Christian church with a curved back wall
• colonnade: A series of columns built at regular intervals
• piazza: Public square for pedestrians In Europe
• radial: Having straight lines coming out from the center
• pediment: 3-sided part topping columns in classical doorway
• gild: To give an attractive but deceptive appearance to
• apse: Part of a church usually containing the altar