Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• have to: Must do
• cast a vote: To officially record a vote.
• at least: As a minimum
• have on: To be wearing something.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• do away with: To remove or take something away; to kill
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• extreme: Very great in degree
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• shift: To change in position or direction
• initial: First letter of your given name
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• fraction: Small part of something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• require: To demand that someone does something
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• section: A part of a whole
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
• mandate: To order that something is done
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• act: To behave in a certain way
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• upheaval: Raising of the earth's upper layer
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• maiden: Being the earliest or first
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• rife: (Of a bad thing) very common; found everywhere
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• disenfranchise: To deprive someone of their rights, e.g. to vote
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet