Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• material: Cloth; fabric
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• utterly: Completely
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• initially: At first; originally
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• inherently: As an essential part of
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• account: An advantage
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• invariably: Each time without change; always
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• instinctively: Through intuition, not thought
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• euphoria: Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• intercourse: Communication between individuals
• point: An item to be discussed
• person: Man, woman or child
• attentive: Thoughtful and considerate
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• great: Very good; better than before
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
• wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• call: A order or request for action
• dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
• uncensored: Not subject to censorship
• granny: Grandmother