Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• for instance: As an example.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• in good condition: Being in a satisfactory or healthy state; not damaged or deteriorated.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• drive out: To force someone or something to leave a place or situation.
• royal court: The entourage of a monarch, including family, advisors, and officials.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• high and mighty: Acting arrogantly or superior to others.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• by the way of: Using or via a particular route or method.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• instance: An example of something; case
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• huge: Very very large
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• century: Period of 100 years
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• land: Region or country
• great: Very good; better than before
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• instability: Condition of being changeable
• bacterium: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• cathedral: Large impressive main church in a particular area
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• add: To include as well
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• feudal: Of or typical of feudalism
• knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
• clergy: Priests as a group
• islam: Religion of Muslims based on the Koran
• munition: Military weapons such as guns, bullets, and bombs