Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• for instance: As an example.
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• spiral out: To decline or deteriorate rapidly and uncontrollably.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• instance: An example of something; case
• barely: Only just; just possible
• utterly: Completely
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• relevance: State of being related or appropriate to a topic
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• exacerbate: To increase the severity or bitterness of
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• pragmatic: Dealing with problems reasonably and practically
• public: Owned by the government
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• appease: To give in to someone's demands to avoid conflict
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• acutely: Strongly and suddenly
• rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
• depreciation: Decrease in price/value; loss of value over time
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
• bunker: Section of a golf course that contains sand
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• countenance: Expression of the face
• oust: To eject from a position or place; force out
• odious: Arousing strong dislike; hateful; vile
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran