Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• aside from
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• have to: Must do
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• blow: To move something using air
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• premier: Being the most influential, important, or best
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• migrant: Person moving to live and work in another place
• differentiate: To see or show how things are not the same
• preliminary: Happening or necessary before a thing happens
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• forget: To not remember something
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• call: A order or request for action
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• chancellor: High government official
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• aft: In the rear section of a boat or plane
• amir: Islamic ruler in Africa or Arabia; emir
• southwestern: From the south west