Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• fair point: A valid or reasonable statement; a good argument.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• carry out
• deal with
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• respond: To answer something or someone
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• investigation: Search for information about something
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
• point: An item to be discussed
• jeopardy: When something may be harmed, damaged or lost
• injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• cop: Slang for police officer
• pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• agitation: Mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• tirelessly: In a manner showing no signs of a lack of energy
• impartial: Showing lack of favoritism; objective; fair
• unbiased: Without prejudice; giving a fair assessment
• honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
• homeland: Country where you were born
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• outnumber: To be larger than something in number
• unconstitutional: Not consistent with or according to a constitution
• assertion: Statement made as if it were fact
• latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background