Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• got to: To arrive at some place
• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• master: To gain control over something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• endorse: To show or express approval of
• auditorium: Building used for concerts or lectures
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• conform: To agree or be compatible with something else
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• critique: A review of the quality of a work
• lunatic: Old use, offensive a crazy person
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• supremacy: State of being greatest or best possible
• crow: Large black bird
• patriarchal: Of social organization in which older men rule
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• pastor: Minister in charge of a Christian church or group
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• adversarial: Involving opposition or disagreement
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave
• sermon: Moral talk given as part of a church service
• confederate: One who helps someone do something, often illegal
• prophetic: Having to do with correctly predicting the future
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
• thy: An old-fashioned word for your
• islam: Religion of Muslims based on the Koran