Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• have to: Must do
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• initial: First letter of your given name
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• huge: Very very large
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• prospective: Likely to happen or be something in the future
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• act: To behave in a certain way
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• certification: Official or legal permission to do something
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• disgrace: Shame or dishonor
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• incumbent: A person who holds a particular office or position
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid