Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• express: To send something by fast mail
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• conduct: Your behavior
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• contradict: To say the opposite is so; say something different
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• rank: To rate or class things
• tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
• runoff: A second election to find a winner
• skew: To affect data making them incorrect or inaccurate
• victor: Person who wins a game or other competition