Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• aid: To help others and provide things
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• act: To behave in a certain way
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• great: Very good; better than before
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• streamline: To make smooth or more efficient
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• elevate: To make something higher
• embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
• sue: Person's name
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• dead: Not alive
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• administrator: Someone involved in the running of an organization
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• childbirth: Process of giving birth to a child
• whistleblower: One revealing something they think antisocial
• appreciative: Understanding the value or worth of something
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'
• hiv: Infection by the human immunodeficiency virus