Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• act: To behave in a certain way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• person: Man, woman or child
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• intimidation: Being made to feel afraid or timid, as by threats
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• stifle: To hold back (a yawn, opposition etc.); smother
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• intolerance: Refusing to accept the ways of others