Vocabulary

• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• urge: A strong desire for something
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• setback: Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• procedure: A medical operation
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• public: Owned by the government
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• inmate: Person who lives somewhere, especially in jail
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• squad: A sports team
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• harshly: In a severe, extreme, or not kind manner
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• abolish: To officially stop (a law or practice)
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• come: To arrive at a place
• amnesty: Freedom given to someone who could be punished
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• condemnation: Expression of strong disapproval