Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• such as: For example; like
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in reverse: In the opposite direction.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• demand on: A strong need or requirement that places a burden or strain.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• poverty: State of being poor
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• mischievous: Doing harm
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• zodiac: A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into constellations or signs for astrological purposes
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• temperament: Person's nature or typical moods
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• fluctuation: Act or process of varying continuously in strength
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
• misfortune: Unfortunate or unlucky event
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• name: What something or someone is called
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• yin: In Chinese philosophy, female force joining yang