Vocabulary

• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• federal funding: Financial assistance provided by the federal government to support various projects, programs, or organizations.
• have to: Must do
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• huge: Very very large
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• blow: To move something using air
• communist: Believer in communism
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• live: To be alive
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• happen: To take place or occur
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• honeymoon: Holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
• mayoral: Concerning a mayor or the office of mayor