Vocabulary

• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• across the pond: Referring to the Atlantic Ocean, especially when contrasting the UK and the US.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• at least: As a minimum
• check out
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• prophecy: Statement that something will happen in the future
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• favor: Support or approval from people
• gender: State of being male or female
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• frequently: Often; regularly
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• masculine: Having the characteristics associated with males
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• century: Period of 100 years
• protagonist: Main character in a story
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• mythology: Myths of a particular culture or group of people
• constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• icon: Small image on a computer screen
• rank: To rate or class things
• compass: Device that shows the direction of north
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• revival: Process of becoming active, strong or alive again
• astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• ledger: Book containing accounting records
• long: Person's name
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• trilogy: Series of three connected works
• actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
• greek: Concerning the culture and people of Greece
• prophesy: To state that something will happen in the future
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• surname: Your family name