Vocabulary

• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• have to: Must do
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• come up to: To meet expectations
• such as: For example; like
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• dunk on: To score by forcibly putting the ball into the basket.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• silly: Careless
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• civilization: A highly developed society
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fully: Completely or entirely
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• abortion: A medical operation to stop having a baby
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• presidential: Concerning the president
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• locker: Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions