Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• join in
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• have to: Must do
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• go on: To continue doing something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
• stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• weirdo: Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• rehearsal: Practicing e.g. play, speech before a performance
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• live: To be alive
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• main: Most important; most often used
• persecute: To ill-treat, oppress or harass, as for religion
• veto: To not allow while in a position of authority
• marginalize: To make a person or group powerless or unimportant