Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
• climb up: To ascend or move to a higher position by using one's hands and feet.
• stand out
• out of whack: Not in proper working order; not functioning correctly.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• extreme: Very great in degree
• evolve: To develop certain features
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• decade: Period of 10 years
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• steep: Very expensive
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• land: Region or country
• miraculous: Wonderful; extraordinary
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• great: Very good; better than before
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• whack: To hit someone or something with great force
• impenetrable: Incapable of being penetrated or pierced
• swagger: To walk in a boastful and confident way