Vocabulary

• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• require: To demand that someone does something
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• come: To arrive at a place
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• incumbent: A person who holds a particular office or position
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• close: Almost; near
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• seat: To have seats available for a number of people
• overturn: Improbable and unexpected victory
• app: Small applications for smartphones