Vocabulary

• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• in keeping with: In agreement with; consistent with.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• internet access: The ability to connect to the internet.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• allow for: To take into consideration
• common humanity: The shared characteristics, feelings, and vulnerabilities that make us human.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• defense: Argument in support of something
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• own: To have something as your property
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• folly: Bad judgment or stupidity; madness
• siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• hermit: Person that lives alone and away from society
• plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• immutable: Not capable of or susceptible to change
• geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
• kinship: Strong tie to a person or group of people
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• latency: State of being not yet evident or active
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
• online: Connected to the internet
• populace: The people of a country or local area