Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on point: Perfectly done; exactly right.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• go towards: To move in the direction of someone or something.
• for instance: As an example.
• gum up: To cause a machine or process to stop by clogging or jamming.
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• shrink: To become smaller
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• client: Person paying for professional services
• sanction: Official support or approval
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• point: An item to be discussed
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• person: Man, woman or child
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• practicality: State of being useful or realistically possible
• upheaval: Raising of the earth's upper layer
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• discrete: Separate; composed of distinct parts
• litigation: Adjudication in a court; process of law
• knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• newborn: Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
• overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
• unconstitutional: Not consistent with or according to a constitution
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
• fresco: Picture painted over wet plaster, e.g. on a wall
• birthright: Privilege or property you have from birth