Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in a pickle: In a difficult situation.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• for instance: As an example.
• not limited to: Including something but also allowing other things; not restricted to.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• slightly: Only a little
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• instance: An example of something; case
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• mischievous: Doing harm
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• ambiguity: State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• century: Period of 100 years
• owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• proposition: General claim or theory
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• sin: Act that breaks a religious law
• jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• swoop: To sweep through the air; to dive suddenly
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• thou: An old-fashioned word for you