Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in accordance with: In agreement with; following
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• point: An item to be discussed
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• rebellion: Act of conflicting with someone in authority
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• accordance: Agreement (with a statement, plan etc.)
• uninterrupted: Without being interrupted, stopped or disturbed
• jubilee: Special anniversary
• forcibly: Using physical strength, power, or violence
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave
• confederate: One who helps someone do something, often illegal