Vocabulary

• go after: To chase or pursue something
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• such as: For example; like
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• differs from: To not be the same as something else
• lead to: To result in some action
• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• session: Period of time used for a specific activity
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• require: To demand that someone does something
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• account: An advantage
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• respect: To follow the established rules
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• public: Owned by the government
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• land: Region or country
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• business: A company formed for making profit
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• area: Amount of measured space
• historical: Connected with the past
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• prominence: State or quality of being important or well known
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
• democratically: In a democratic manner; based on democratic ideas