Vocabulary

• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• going on: To continue doing something
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• address: Exact street location of a place
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• important: Having power or authority
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• own: To have something as your property
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• corporation: Big company or a combination of several companies
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• renovate: To repair or rebuild a house, room, etc.
• attainable: Able to be attained or accomplished
• advocacy: Request for change
• exorbitant: Concerning a great or excessive amount
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer