Vocabulary

• stand up against: To resist or oppose someone or something; to defend oneself against an attack or injustice.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• look up to: To respect or admire someone
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• on the right side of history: Being morally or socially correct in the long term.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• important: Having power or authority
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• history: Established pattern or record
• intolerance: Refusing to accept the ways of others
• extremism: Very strong political or religious theory/practice
• shameful: That causes shame; disgraceful; appalling
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
• heather: Purple flower that grows on moors