Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• no strings attached: Given or offered without any conditions or secret expectations.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hard by: Very near or close to something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• rise to the occasion: To successfully deal with a difficult situation or challenge.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• poverty: State of being poor
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• century: Period of 100 years
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• public: Owned by the government
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• workforce: The total number of working people
• endorse: To show or express approval of
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
• wither: To become drier and smaller, as when dead or dying
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• entrepreneurship: Starting up of new businesses
• factory: Building where things are made
• stamp: To press a seal on a document to make it official
• employment: The state of being in work or having a job
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• survivor: Person, thing that continues to live or exist
• dependency: Relying on person/thing financially or emotionally
• handout: A piece of paper with information given in class
• beneficiary: Person who benefits from something
• outperform: To achieve more than other competitors
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• median: Being in the middle or average
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• cancerous: Being a growth caused by abnormal cell division
• schooling: To teach or train someone to know or do something
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
• randomize: To arrange in a random order
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans