Vocabulary

• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• on the take: Accepting bribes or illicit payments; corrupt.
• on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• amount: Quantity of something
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• military: Army or armed forces
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• section: A part of a whole
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• century: Period of 100 years
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• act: To behave in a certain way
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• forthcoming: About to appear, happen or arrive
• legion: Large group of soldiers, as of the Roman army