Name: LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS | DAY 8
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Welcome to day 8 in our 30 Day Vocabulary  Challenge. We're starting 2021 by learning 105  

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new words from the academic word list. Words  you'll want to know if you're preparing for  

the IELTS or TOEFL exam, but also if  you read or watch the news in English,  

or have conversation with native speakers.  In other words, these words are useful,  

and they'll come through for you once  you really understand how to use them.

You're learning four new words today  with tons of real life examples,  

so grab your friends have them join you  in the challenge, and let's do this!  

When you learn a new word, make up your  own sentence, record yourself in a video  

saying the sentence, and post to social media  using the hashtag #rachelsenglish30daychallenge

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Don't forget,  there's a download to go with this video.  

A list of all the words with definitions and  sample sentences, as well as quizzes to make  

sure you're really getting and remembering these  words. You can get that download by following  

this link or the link in the video description. Our first word is the word ESTABLISH.

It's a verb, it means to call someone or  something to be widely known and accepted.  

To put into a position that will last a long time,  or to begin something that will last a long time.  

The company has established itself  as a leader in the industry.  

Let's look again up close and in slow motion. 

And now, we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations. 

Should we establish official  friends in other states? 

Establish official friends. He was giving  a lecture here on ancient Greece. Let it  

be known that there were certain individuals  in other states that were official friends,  

allies of that state. Should we establish  

official friends in other states? Let's go on to our next example. 

And the main thing here is that we help  people to establish their mission and vision. 

Establish the mission. Know what the mission  and vision are, maybe write them up and  

post them somewhere, let it be widely known. And the main thing here is that we help people  

to establish their mission and vision. Another example. 

And these family members can create,  it creates an opportunity for them to  

establish some new and lasting memories. Establish new memories. That is begin  

something that will last a long time. And these family members can create,  

it creates an opportunity for them to  establish some new and lasting memories. 

Here's another example. It's up to that community,  

led by the leadership team, to establish  what are the values of that organization. 

Establish the values. This is a lot like  establishing the mission and vision. Write  

up the values and post them, maybe on  the website, make sure people know them. 

It's up to that community, led by  the leadership team, to establish  

what are the values of that organization. Here's our last example. 

It is the oldest animal park in the  country and was established in 1843. 

Establishing a park, an  organization, or a business.  

This can be like using the word founded. Beginning  something that will hopefully last a long time. 

Our next word is POLICY. Policy. It's a noun,  an officially accepted set of rules or ideas  

about what should be done. The  store has a 30-day return policy.  

And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations. 

You know, because a lot of our national food  policy was written by the beef and dairy council. 

National food policy. The official guidelines  established by the government for the country. 

Here's another example. A lot of times, he's thinking through  

his policy and getting feedback. Thinking through his policy.  

What does he think the rules should be? A lot of times, he's thinking through  

his policy and getting feedback. Let's go on to our next example. 

We do work to shape policy at  the federal and state levels. 

To shape the policy. This  word is used with government  

all the time. What are the laws the  rules that we should have as a society? 

long been a vital part of US foreign policy. Foreign policy. Another common term, meaning  

what are our ideas about how we as a country  should interact with other countries? 

Foreign aid has long been a  vital part of US foreign policy. 

Here's another example. And Gary would tell you that  

I've taught him a lot about systemic  racism in America and public policy. 

Public policy. Rules that relate to all people,  

to the public good. And Gary would tell you that  

Policy. Laws. Our next word is related,  it's LEGAL. Legal. The last L is a dark L,  

you don't need to lift your tongue tip, just  legal, uhl, uhl, uhl. Use the back part of the  

tongue to make that dark sound. It's an  adjective, it means relating to the law.  

She has a lot of legal problems. Let's  look again up close and in slow motion. 

That's a whole different legal discussion. Legal discussion. A discussion about  

the laws involved in that certain topic. That's a whole different legal discussion. 

Another example. We didn't know if it was legal or not. 

If it was legal or not. If it was  something you were allowed by law to do.  

The opposite of legal is illegal, against the  law, something you might go to prison for. 

We didn't know if it was legal or not. Let's go on to our next example. 

He was an attorney, he did free  legal work for the farmers. 

Free legal work. Helping them navigate the  court system, understanding laws and so on. 

Here's another example. I need this legal citation,  

does anyone know where to find it? Legal citation. The citation is quoting your  

source. For example, if you're writing a research  paper, you'd want to cite your sources where you  

got your information. A legal citation is knowing  what law proves what you're saying is true. 

I need this legal citation, does  anyone know where to find it? 

Here's our last example. I wasn't legal yet,  

so I had to be invisible in plain sight. Wasn't legal yet. This can refer to things  

like not being of the legal drinking age, or more  commonly, not legally permitted in a country. 

I wasn't legal yet, so I had  to be invisible in plain sight. 

It's a verb, it means to need something, to make  it necessary for someone to do something. He's  

very sick and requires constant care. Let's  look again up close and in slow motion. 

The government will require me to take  an additional 3,200 hours of classes. 

The government would require, it would be  mandatory, something you have to do, you must do. 

Here's another example. It actually also requires a cultural change. 

Requires a cultural change. For something to  happen, the culture of the people has to change. 

For example in the US, we have gun laws that are  very different from most countries. There have  