Vocabulary

• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in recognition: As an acknowledgment or appreciation of something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• fraction: Small part of something
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• gentle: Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• battle: Military fight between armies
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
• historical: Connected with the past
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• pod: Seed container that grows on plants
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• nickname: Name given by friends or family