Vocabulary

• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• such as: For example; like
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• nine times out of ten: Very often; in most cases; usually.
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• address: Exact street location of a place
• require: To demand that someone does something
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• gender: State of being male or female
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• great: Very good; better than before
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• disproportionately: To too great a degree when compared to something
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• freelance: To work for yourself, not a company
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• misogyny: Hatred of women
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• marginalize: To make a person or group powerless or unimportant