Vocabulary

• in charge: To be responsible for
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• deal with
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• up for grabs: Available to anyone who wants them.
• left out: To forget; omit
• join up: To enlist in the armed forces.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• require: To demand that someone does something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• leave: To go away from; depart
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• fully: Completely or entirely
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• historically: In history; in the past
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background