Vocabulary

• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• leave: To go away from; depart
• affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• public: Owned by the government
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• history: Established pattern or record
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• war: Situation where armies fight each other