Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• ride by: To pass near someone or something while riding.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• between you and me: Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• for instance: As an example.
• in passing: Mentioned briefly or casually without focus.
• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• bear in mind: To remember and consider something.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• shift: To change in position or direction
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• superficial: On the surface only; not deep
• huge: Very very large
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• role: Character played by an actor
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• leave: To go away from; depart
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• wield: To exercise (authority or influence, for example)
• altruistic: Selfless concern for the well-being of others
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• entanglement: Intricate trap that ensnares its victim
• calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
• veneer: Thin layer stuck on surface to improve appearance