Vocabulary

• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• have to: Must do
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• regardless of
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• step out: To go outside for a short time
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• as it stands: In the present condition or situation.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• ask over: To invite someone to come to one's home socially.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• grassroots movement: A political movement driven by the constituents of a community.
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• look back: To think about past events
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• mobilize: To come together for an action or purpose
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• historical: Connected with the past
• allege: To state without proof
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• consensual: (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• photographer: Professional who takes photographs for a living
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
• sexually: In a way or manner that involves sex
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• electorate: Group of people who may vote in an election
• calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
• remake: To arrange or prepare something again
• nationalist: Person who strongly loves their country
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
• unused: Not yet used; clean; new
• statewide: Occurring or extending throughout a state