Vocabulary

• run down: To be in a bad condition
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• respond: To answer something or someone
• leave: To go away from; depart
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• intensely: In a manner that is very strong or extreme
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• staff: Employees of a company
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• surround: To be all the way around something
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• repression: Psych act of restricting or holding back emotions
• presidential: Concerning the president
• long: Person's name
• anger: To make someone mad, upset, or annoyed
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
• police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
• high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
• mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail