Below is a list of vocabulary that you may find useful to refer to during this course.

VOCABULARY

• quirky: (adjective) – characterised by peculiar or unexpected traits. [Portuguese: peculiar] 
• creature: (noun) - an animal, as distinct from a human being. [Portuguese: criatura] 
• rebellious: (adjective) - showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention. [Portuguese: Rebelde]
• narrow: (adjective) - of small width. [Portuguese: estreito]
• to mix it up a bit: (expression) – make changes. [Portuguese: para misturar um pouco] 
• what makes him tick: (expression) - What motivates him? What does he think? This expression originates from what makes a clock tick (meaning what makes a clock work). [Portuguese: o que o motiva]
• taboo: (noun) - a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing. [Portuguese: tabu]
• to cringe: (verb) - bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner. [Portuguese: estremecer]
• insult: (noun) - a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or action. [Portuguese: insulto]
• shot to fame: (expression) – when a person suddenly becomes famous. [Portuguese: se-tornar famoso de repente]  
• mockumentary: (noun) - a motion picture or television program that takes the form of a serious documentary in order to satirise its subject.
• sitcom: (noun) - a situation comedy. [Portuguese: comédia]
• Slough: (noun) – is a town in England near London where nothing interesting happens. Also, Slough means ‘swamp’ and ‘a situation characterised by lack of progress or activity’.
• branch: (noun) - a company controlled by a holding company. [Portuguese: filial]
• rude: (noun) - offensively impolite or ill-mannered. [Portuguese: grosseiro]
• selfish: (adjective) - lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. [Portuguese: egoísta]
• to portray: (verb) - depict (someone or something) in a work of art or literature. [Portuguese: retratar] 
• obnoxious: (adjective) - extremely unpleasant. [Portuguese: obnóxio] 
• patronising: (noun) - treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. [Portuguese: paternalista]
• character: (noun) - a person in a novel, play, or movie. [Portuguese: personagem] 
• irony: (noun) - the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. [Portuguese: ironia]
• host: (noun) - a person who receives or entertains other people as guests. [Portuguese: anfitrião]
• atheist: (noun) - a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods. [Portuguese: ateu]
• patron: (noun) - a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organisation, cause, or activity. [Portuguese: patrono]
• secular state: (noun) – is the separation of the government and religion in a country, for example when making laws. [Portuguese: Estado secular]
• absurdity: (noun) - the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable. [Portuguese: absurdo] 
• net worth: (noun) – a measure of how much a person or business is worth. [Portuguese: patrimônio líquido]
• fashion: (noun) - a popular trend, especially in styles of dress and ornament or manners of behaviour. [Portuguese: moda]
• cut-throat: (adjective) - (of a competitive situation or activity) fierce and intense: involving the use of ruthless measures. [Portuguese: feroz]
• wise: (adjective) - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement. [Portuguese: sábio]
• kind-hearted: (adjective) - having a kind and sympathetic nature. [Portuguese: bondoso] 
• to reassure: (verb) - say or do something to remove the doubts and fears of someone. [Portuguese: tranqüilizar] 
• toilet seat: (noun) - is a hinged unit consisting of a round or oval open seat, and usually a lid, which is bolted onto the bowl of a toilet used in a sitting position. [Portuguese: assento da privada]
• pent up: (adjective) - closely confined or held back. [Portuguese: reprimida]
• dementia: (noun) - a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. [Portuguese: demência]
• slapstick: (noun) - comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events. [Portuguese: arlequinada]
• parody: (noun) - an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. [Portuguese: paródia]
• pro-gun advocate: (noun) – Someone in favour of legalising guns. [Portuguese: advogado pró-arma]

EXTRA INFO

• Humanism: is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasises the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over acceptance of dogma or superstition.
• Transcendental Meditation: a technique for detaching oneself from anxiety and promoting harmony and self-realisation by meditation, repetition of a mantra, and other yogic practices, promulgated by an international organisation founded by the Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
• Open Mike Night: is a live show where the audience is welcome to get on the stage and perform. 
• Episcopal Church: is the United States-based member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
• The law of attraction: is the name given to the maxim "like attracts like" which in New Thought philosophy is used to sum up the idea that by focusing on positive or negative thoughts a person brings positive or negative experiences into their life.