Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• shift: To change in position or direction
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• conduct: Your behavior
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• leave: To go away from; depart
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
• century: Period of 100 years
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• coherent: (Of language, ideas) logical and well-organized
• expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• discourse: The study of how we write and speak
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• historical: Connected with the past
• overdue: Past the date you should do something
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• biblical: Concerning the bible
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• academia: Academic world; universities and their staff
• messiah: Expected king and savior of the Jewish people