Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• help out: To assist someone
• compared with: In relation to
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• extreme: Very great in degree
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• poverty: State of being poor
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• accord: Agreement or harmony
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• tuberculosis: Disease affecting especially the lungs
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government