Vocabulary

• pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• have to: Must do
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• consider: To think carefully about something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• deep: Complex and important
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• abolish: To officially stop (a law or practice)
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• inheritance: Past ideals, styles still important in the present
• enrage: To cause to feel extreme anger
• appal: To feel shock or distress at something terrible
• handwritten: Being written by hand (i.e. not typed)