Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• lead to: To result in some action
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• at least: As a minimum
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• figure for: To calculate or estimate something, especially costs or amounts.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• going on: To continue doing something
• move with: To adapt or proceed together in agreement or pace with something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• grapple with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• in service: Available for use; operational
• pass as: To pretend to be somebody else successfully.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• poverty: State of being poor
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• literacy: Fact of having knowledge of a particular subject
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• inability: Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• great: Very good; better than before
• incarceration: Act of putting in prison
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• racial: Of or relating to race
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• elevate: To make something higher
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• live: To be alive
• supremacy: State of being greatest or best possible
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• interpersonal: Occurring among or involving several people
• preservation: Keeping something in a good, undamaged state
• redefine: To give a new explanation of or reason for
• literate: Being educated and having read a lot of literature
• colonization: Act of taking control over a place
• unjust: Not fair; not deserved
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• incarcerate: To put in prison; to jail someone
• centric: Having or situated at or near a center
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• racially: With respect to race