Vocabulary

• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• abide by: To follow a rule; adhere to
• have to: Must do
• regardless of
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• detrimental: Harmful
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• abide: To live somewhere (formal, old-fashioned)
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• ignorance: Lack of information or knowledge about something
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• blatant: (Of a bad thing) very obvious; done without shame
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• deportation: Act of expelling a person from their native land
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• complicity: Involvement with someone in a crime, etc.