Vocabulary

• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• consider: To think carefully about something
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• narrative: The telling of a story
• conduct: Your behavior
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• jeopardy: When something may be harmed, damaged or lost
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• indefinitely: Without limit or end
• part: Division of a book
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• allege: To state without proof
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• assassin: Person who kills a public figure
• boulevard: Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• merger: Combination of two or more companies into one
• slay: To kill violently
• ballroom: Large room used mainly for dancing
• commentator: Professional who discusses a particular subject
• gay: Happy and bright
• supporter: Someone showing they are in favor of a idea, plan
• shockwave: A wave of energy (e.g. after an earthquake)
• newsroom: Part of a tv station where news is compiled
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet