Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• have to: Must do
• without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
• the lion's share: The largest or greatest part of something.
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• root out: To find and get rid of something completely, especially something unpleasant or unwanted.
• at a minimum: At the very least; the lowest possible number or amount.
• at will: Whenever or wherever you want; without needing permission.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on to: Toward something; forward
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• got to: To arrive at some place
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• jeopardy: When something may be harmed, damaged or lost
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• accumulation: Act of becoming bigger or more over time
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• weak: Not having a strong character
• fringe: Decorative edge of hanging threads or hairs
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• lament: Song or poem that expresses great sadness
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• legislative: Having the power or ability to make laws
• historian: Someone who studies the course of history
• populism: Naive political doctrine typical of common people
• rationality: Being able to think clearly
• providence: Force believed to control or protect our lives