Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• sit down: To take a seat
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• impossible odds: A situation where success is extremely unlikely due to overwhelming challenges or disadvantages.
• pick apart: To find faults/problems with by examining closely
• go on: To continue doing something
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in terms of
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• surreal: Concerning surrealism
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• stink: To smell terrible
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• part: Division of a book
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• happen: To take place or occur
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• cardboard: Lightweight paper board
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• differ: To be different; to be not like others
• veto: To not allow while in a position of authority
• tarmac: Rock and tar used to make roads
• ling: Long bodied marine fish