Vocabulary

• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• at least: As a minimum
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• go over all: To review or examine every part of something carefully.
• divide up: To separate something into parts and share it between people.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• magic number: A constant numerical value that has a special meaning in a program.
• lock in: To secure something, such as a price or deal, for a specific period.
• in the weeds: Overwhelmed by complexity or amount of work.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• carry out
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• shift: To change in position or direction
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• act: To behave in a certain way
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• person: Man, woman or child
• continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• squint: To look through narrowed eyes
• cynicism: Belief that bad motivates things/people are bad
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• magnify: To increase the importance or seriousness of
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• cube: Solid object that has six square sides
• triple: Group or set of three
• electorate: Group of people who may vote in an election
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
• outlier: Something far away from the center of something