Vocabulary

• care for: To want or desire a thing
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• in terms of
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• gender: State of being male or female
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• respond: To answer something or someone
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• consequential: Following as a logical conclusion or result
• mobilize: To come together for an action or purpose
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• affirm: To state, strengthen or support a belief you have
• incessant: Happening or continuing without a pause or stop
• critique: A review of the quality of a work
• egregious: Conspicuously or outrageously bad or contemptible
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• judiciary: System of judges and courts in a country
• courtroom: Room in which a law court sits