Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
• at least: As a minimum
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• in solidarity: With unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; showing support or sympathy.
• check out
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• consider: To think carefully about something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• supervisor: Someone in charge of a task, place, or person
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• reportedly: According to information heard from some sources
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• transgender: Involving a partial or full reversal of gender
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• turquoise: Color that is a combination of green and blue
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• sew: To make something using a needle and thread
• lesbian: Homosexual woman
• slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
• homosexual: Attracted to people of the same sex
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• oppress: To rule in a cruel way
• inn: Hotel in the country
• purport: To pretend to be or to do something
• stonewall: To obstruct a discussion by asking many questions
• lambda: 11th letter of the Greek alphabet