Vocabulary

• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• gender: State of being male or female
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• tale: Story that is not true
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• part: Division of a book
• totalitarian: Of government having total control over its people
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• designation: Giving a name and purpose to something
• marginalize: To make a person or group powerless or unimportant