Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• due to: Because of; owing to
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at least: As a minimum
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• address: Exact street location of a place
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• abortion: A medical operation to stop having a baby
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• datum: Item of factual information
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• motherhood: Condition of being a female parent