Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• out of wedlock: Born to parents who are not married to each other.
• in terms of
• per year: For each year; annually.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in and of themselves: By their own nature; independently considered.
• such as: For example; like
• out of pocket: Having spent more money than one has received.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• have to: Must do
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• decade: Period of 10 years
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• shrink: To become smaller
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• exorbitant: Concerning a great or excessive amount
• rhino: Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
• upend: To overturn or turn up on end
• childcare: Looking after children and babies