Vocabulary

• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• become popular: To start to be liked by many people.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• sweeten up: To try to make someone more friendly or agreeable toward you.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• valuable: Being useful or important
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• lavish: To use or give a lot of something
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• secular: Not connected or controlled by religious beliefs
• arise: To stand up
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• insanely: In an insane manner
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• pagan: People who do not have a formal religion
• addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• royalty: Members of a royal family
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• culmination: The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point
• resurrection: Bringing a dead person/unused thing back to life
• renewal: Action of making something more modern or like new
• jewel: Precious stone like a diamond; gem
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• bunny: Rabbits
• rooster: Adult male chicken
• grated: To shred food into very small pieces
• protestant: Person believing in Protestantism
• cuckoo: Bird that lays its eggs in the nest of other birds
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• czar: Male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia)