Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• great: Very good; better than before
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• datum: Item of factual information
• philanthropic: Giving money to charity; charitable