Vocabulary

• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• huge: Very very large
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• duplicate: Something that is the exact same thing as another
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• 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
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• theft: Act of stealing
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• disproportionately: To too great a degree when compared to something
• demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
• delete: To remove or erase something
• marginalize: To make a person or group powerless or unimportant
• strongman: Man who performs feats of strength at a fair