Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• often seen: Frequently observed; commonly encountered.
• centered around: To have (something) as the main subject or focus.
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• off balance: In a state of being unsteady or unstable; lacking equilibrium.
• check out
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• poverty: State of being poor
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• shift: To change in position or direction
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• address: Exact street location of a place
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• beloved: Loved very much
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• adore: To love very much; to give honor to
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• materialism: Desire for wealth and material possessions
• dropout: One quitting school before graduation
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• unified: To bring or join together into one
• buddhism: Religion devoted to the teaching of Buddha