Vocabulary

• tall order: A task or request that is difficult to achieve.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
• defect to: To abandon one's country or cause in favor of an opposing one.
• at this juncture: At this particular moment or point in time.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• join in
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• exacerbate: To increase the severity or bitterness of
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• electoral: Concerning elections
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• sectarian: Restricted to one particular religious group