Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• hard by: Very near or close to something.
• fall below: To decrease to less than a certain level or amount.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• concern about: To worry about something.
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• poverty: State of being poor
• decade: Period of 10 years
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• spot: A certain place or area
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• shed: Small building used for storage
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• row: To move a boat using oars
• accurately: Exactly and without any mistakes; correctly
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• business: A company formed for making profit
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• rank: To rate or class things
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• vocational: Concerning the training in special job skills
• nordic: Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Iceland
• plank: Long, thick board used when building something
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government