Vocabulary

• school district: A specific geographic area or region responsible for the administration and operation of public schools.
• lock in: To secure something, such as a price or deal, for a specific period.
• lead to: To result in some action
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• have to: Must do
• pass a bill: To approve a proposed law.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• ask for it: To behave in a way that will cause trouble or punishment.
• plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• sue: Person's name
• datum: Item of factual information
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
• bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
• unpack: To try to understand by thinking about something
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• plaza: Open public space
• watt: Standard unit used to measure electrical power
• cajun: One living in Louisiana of French-Canadian descent