Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• shore up: To support to stop it bursting/being ruined
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• due to: Because of; owing to
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• seek: To ask someone for help
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• aid: To help others and provide things
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• due: When something is required or expected
• agriculture: The science of farming
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• row: To move a boat using oars
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• corporation: Big company or a combination of several companies
• great: Very good; better than before
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• assistance: Act of helping someone
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• backbone: Strength and determination
• discretionary: According to your own judgment or self-restraint
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• constituency: Group of voters in a specific area
• finalize: To make preparations to bring a thing to a finish