Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• grassroots movement: A political movement driven by the constituents of a community.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• verbally: Through speech; using words
• mount: To attach something to something else
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• incumbent: A person who holds a particular office or position
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• gay: Happy and bright