Vocabulary

• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• federal funding: Financial assistance provided by the federal government to support various projects, programs, or organizations.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• such as: For example; like
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• going on: To continue doing something
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• respond: To answer something or someone
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• previously: At an earlier time
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• defense: Argument in support of something
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• vow: Very serious promise
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• sue: Person's name
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
• come: To arrive at a place
• withhold: To hold something back; restrict access to
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• unconstitutional: Not consistent with or according to a constitution
• nullification: Act of invalidating, or making ineffective