Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• turn the tables: To reverse a situation, gaining an advantage over someone who previously had an advantage over you.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• performance: Act of doing something
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• favor: Support or approval from people
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• point: An item to be discussed
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• digit: Person's finger or toe
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• eve: The time just before something happens
• disapprove: To not approve of someone or something