Vocabulary

• black market: An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of official restrictions.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• stock up: To accumulate a supply of something.
• meet the demand: To supply enough of something that people want or need.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• poverty: State of being poor
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• lucrative: Producing a lot of money
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• freight: Commercial transportation of goods
• sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• illicit: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• rum: Alcoholic liquor made from molasses/sugar cane
• temperance: Controlling what you do or say, e.g. not drinking
• faction: Group within a larger group, with a different aim
• dingy: Dark in an unpleasant way, often looking dirty
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• wartime: Period of time when there is armed conflict