Vocabulary

• flash in the pan: A sudden success that is not repeated.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in error: By mistake; mistakenly.
• have to: Must do
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
• talk down to: To speak to someone as if they are less intelligent than you.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• poverty: State of being poor
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• public: Owned by the government
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• point: An item to be discussed
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• galvanize: To coat metal with a layer of iron and zinc
• realignment: Action of putting into a new or correct position