Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• that very day: On that specific day; the same day mentioned.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• military: Army or armed forces
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• afford: To make available, to provide
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• decisive: Able to make choices quickly and confidently
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• escalation: An increase in severity
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• polarize: To divide opinions into two extremes
• battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought