Vocabulary

• become popular: To start to be liked by many people.
• go away: To go on vacation
• lead to: To result in some action
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• rewrite history: To change the commonly accepted facts or perception of past events.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• check out
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• address: Exact street location of a place
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• aid: To help others and provide things
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• fully: Completely or entirely
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• linearly: With straight lines
• worsen: To make or become worse
• marginalize: To make a person or group powerless or unimportant