Vocabulary

• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• respect: To follow the established rules
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• downright: Absolute; absolutely
• fellow: Man or a boy
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• great: Very good; better than before
• tackling: To start working on a difficult problem
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• kinship: Strong tie to a person or group of people
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• title: Book produced by a publisher
• educate: To teach someone in a school or college
• importantly: In an important way;
• gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• online: Connected to the internet