Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• call upon: To make demands on; order/require from someone
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• age up: To make someone or something appear older than they are.
• squeeze into: To manage to get into a small or crowded space.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• measure up: To be good enough; to meet the required standard.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• expectancy: Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• point: An item to be discussed
• internalize: To accept attitudes, behavior as part of yourself
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• meritocracy: System where those with talent have power
• meritocratic: Concerning or characteristic of a meritocracy