Vocabulary

• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• public life: The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• huge: Very very large
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• favor: Support or approval from people
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• mount: To attach something to something else
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• continental: Of or typical of the culture of mainland Europe
• militia: Local armed forces to assist the police
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• bravery: Quality allowing someone to do courageous things
• plantation: A large area of plants, usually in a hot climate
• normalize: To make something normal or regular
• ratify: To formally accept something, such as a law