Vocabulary

• out of the question: Impossible; not worth discussing.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• round about: Approximately; about.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• ward off: To avert, deflect, or repel (something dangerous or undesirable).
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• weak point: A particular part or quality of someone or something that is not good or effective.
• save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• at least: As a minimum
• poverty: State of being poor
• consider: To think carefully about something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• afford: To make available, to provide
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• buck: To resist or go against the trend
• broad: General; not detailed
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
• ward: Person's name
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• sympathize: To support or be in agreement with something
• exempt: Released from some duty that others have to do
• occupational: Concerning your job or career
• favorably: So as to give or show approval
• retiree: Someone who has retired from active working