Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• financial: Involving money
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• act: To behave in a certain way
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• indictment: Charge of committing a crime
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• presidential: Concerning the president
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• headquarter: Main office of a company or organisation
• pretext: Reason given to hide the real reason for something