Vocabulary

• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• afford: To make available, to provide
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• piece: A counter in a board game
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• point: An item to be discussed
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
• commemorate: To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• economically: In an efficient manner
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• illiterate: Having no knowledge of a particular subject