Vocabulary

• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• in terms of
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• pay gap: The difference between the average earnings of different groups of people (e.g., men and women) in a workforce.
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• close: Almost; near
• part: Division of a book
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• dollar: A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
• color: To change or affect someone's opinion
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• woman: Adult female human being
• signing: To communicate by using ones hands and gestures
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• believer: A person who has religious faith
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• gap: Distance between two objects
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• huge: Very very large
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• disability: Condition limiting your ability to do something
• unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• data: Facts or information used to calculate or analyze
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• gender: State of being male or female
• launched: To start a new project; start selling a product
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• workforce: The total number of working people
• ethnicity: Ethnic group; shared origins or culture
• notable: Being famous or well-known
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• app: Small applications for smartphones
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)