Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• check out
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• conduct: Your behavior
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• confession: Admission you have done something wrong
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• century: Period of 100 years
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• secular: Not connected or controlled by religious beliefs
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• confess: To admit that you did something wrong
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• mobilize: To come together for an action or purpose
• burn: To destroy with fire
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• anus: Opening in the body from which solid waste passes
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• misfortune: Unfortunate or unlucky event
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• witchcraft: Performing magic using spells, often to harm
• satan: An evil spirit said to be in control of hell
• friar: Religious man who lives by begging