Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• in fits and starts: Happening intermittently or irregularly.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• rally around: To come together to support someone or something.
• on the face of the earth: Used to emphasize location or existence anywhere in the world.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• wrestle with: To struggle to understand or make a difficult decision.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• write over: To write on top of existing writing, often obscuring it.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• talk radio: A radio program or station featuring discussions and interviews.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• declaration: Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• contradiction: Saying or showing something is not so
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• delegation: A group of people sent as representatives
• definite: Not likely to change; clearly decided
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• patriotic: Having a great love for your country
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• creed: Set of beliefs/principles by which people live
• valet: Servant who looks after clothes of male employer
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave