Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• delegate: Person attending a meeting
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• rehabilitation: Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• act: To behave in a certain way
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• host: Mass; a great number
• own: To have something as your property
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• business: A company formed for making profit
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• glamour: Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
• preliminary: Happening or necessary before a thing happens
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• missionary: Concerning or connected to a religious mission
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• congratulate: To say 'well done' to if a good thing happened