Vocabulary

• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• stand up against: To resist or oppose someone or something; to defend oneself against an attack or injustice.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• momentous: Very important or serious
• assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
• addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
• migrant: Person moving to live and work in another place
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• come: To arrive at a place
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• cardinal: Of the greatest importance; paramount
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• nationality: Being a citizen of country you live, were born in
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• chapter: Small local group forming part of a larger one
• missionary: Concerning or connected to a religious mission
• parish: Area that a priest is responsible for
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• online: Connected to the internet
• solo: Being performed or done alone
• basilica: Large Christian church with a curved back wall