Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
• have to: Must do
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• important: Having power or authority
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• piece: A counter in a board game
• point: An item to be discussed
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• sphere: Area of interest or activity
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
• female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
• history: Established pattern or record
• mark: Person's name
• electoral: Concerning elections
• continuity: Continued existence; fact of not stopping
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• thorny: Being very complex and hard to solve
• flux: A state of flow and change
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• underline: To draw a line beneath a word or phrase
• undocumented: Lacking necessary paperwork (e.g. a passport)