Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• such as: For example; like
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• shine on: To continue to shine; to keep giving light.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• down the drain: Wasted or lost completely.
• facing off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• fill out: To become fatter
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• fraudulent: Using dishonest ways to take something valuable
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• area: Amount of measured space
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• bracket: Placement of a word or words within ( ) [ or ]
• volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• eruption: Act of happening suddenly or begin doing
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• tombstone: Stone that is used to mark a grave
• presidential: Concerning the president
• bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
• erupt: To begin doing something or happen suddenly
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area