Vocabulary

• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• have to: Must do
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• performance: Act of doing something
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• couple: To join something to something else
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• uneven: Being good in some parts and poor in others