Vocabulary

• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• lead to: To result in some action
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• have to: Must do
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• kill two birds with one stone : To accomplish two different things at the same time.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• name: What something or someone is called
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
• undone: To reverse the actions you did before
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• geographic: Concerning the earth and its natural features
• believer: A person who has religious faith
• northern: In or toward the north
• act: To behave in a certain way
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• sectional: Being made up of separate parts
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• inconvenient: Causing difficulty, discomfort, or problems
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• newly: Very recently; just done or made
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• constructing: To build or create something
• formally: In a formal manner; officially
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• fraudulent: Using dishonest ways to take something valuable
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• unanimous: Having one opinion agreed to by everyone
• horrified: Very annoyed or disapproving; shocked
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• tenacious: Not giving up easily
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• indignant: Annoyed because of something you feel is unfair
• elevate: To make something higher
• consequential: Following as a logical conclusion or result
• banner: Cloth upon which is written a message
• ghastly: Frightening or horrible to the senses
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump