Vocabulary

• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• age gap: The difference in age between two people.
• eke out: To manage to live with very little money or food.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• regardless of
• in contrast to: Differing from something else
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• spike: The top point in a graph
• adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• template: Shape that is used as a pattern to make something
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• broad: General; not detailed
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• hallmark: Quality that is typical or defines person or thing
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• forefront: Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• outcry: Show of anger or unhappiness by many people
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• contingent: Dependent (on); likely to result (from)
• overthrow: To throw something past a certain point or person
• electoral: Concerning elections
• austerity: Lack of luxury or plenty
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation