Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• rust belt: A region in the northeastern United States that was formerly dominated by industry.
• biggest prize: The most important or valuable reward that can be won in a competition or game.
• in terms of
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• huge: Very very large
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• gender: State of being male or female
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• margin: Edge of an area
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• datum: Item of factual information
• rust: Reddish brown color
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• electoral: Concerning elections
• definitively: Clearly and leaving no further question
• battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• clinch: To finalize a deal, etc.; prove a point