Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• go about it: To approach something; to tackle a task or problem
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• next to: Being located along side another
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• quit: To leave a job
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• translate: To change something into a different state
• origin: Point at which something begins or is created
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• introduction: A first experience with something
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• barber: Person whose job is to cut men's hair, shave them
• peppermint: A mint candy
• assassinate: To murder a famous or public figure
• polarize: To divide opinions into two extremes
• doorway: The space that a door can close
• negro: Offensive; do not use a Black person