Vocabulary

• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• prey on: To victimize or exploit someone, especially someone vulnerable.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• have to: Must do
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• edge out: To narrowly defeat someone.
• in terms of
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• slightly: Only a little
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• address: Exact street location of a place
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• dwindle: To make or become less or smaller gradually
• abide: To live somewhere (formal, old-fashioned)
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• point: An item to be discussed
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• mayhem: Scene or situation that involves much violence
• submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• tout: To praise or promote something
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• fabricate: To invent or create, especially to deceive, trick
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• legality: Lawfulness through conformity to a legal statute