Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• past one another: Moving in such a way as to pass something or someone.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• shrink: To become smaller
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• valuable: Being useful or important
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• public: Owned by the government
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• unanimous: Having one opinion agreed to by everyone
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• discourse: The study of how we write and speak
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• bidder: Person who offers an amount to buy something
• ethically: As regards moral principles and rules of behavior