Vocabulary

• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• up for grabs: Available to anyone who wants them.
• toss up: A situation in which either of two possibilities is equally likely.
• in terms of
• jack around: To waste time or behave foolishly instead of focusing on work.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• slightly: Only a little
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• military: Army or armed forces
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• agile: Quick and skillful in moving; nimble
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
• lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• defer: To hold back to a later time
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• insurrection: Rising up against established authority; rebellion
• unbelievably: Very; exceptionally
• natured: Having a character, nature as specified