Vocabulary

• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• express: To send something by fast mail
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• fellow: Man or a boy
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• declaration: Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• dependent: Someone who relies on (financial) support
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• instructor: Person who teaches or explains usually as a job
• presidential: Concerning the president
• happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• voice: Ability to sing well
• class: To place things into groups by common qualities
• voting: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• marching: To force someone to walk somewhere