Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• against the grain: Contrary to someone's natural inclinations or feelings; in opposition to what is normal or expected.
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• slap on the wrist: A mild or lenient punishment or warning.
• such as: For example; like
• going on: To continue doing something
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• solitary: Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• confession: Admission you have done something wrong
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• permanently: For a long time; always
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• scandal: Unacceptable/immoral event causing public shock
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• overhaul: To repair and fix something
• finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• suffice: To be enough to do something
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• wholeheartedly: Completely enthusiastically; with great agreement
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• interrogation: Forceful inquiry by asking a lot of questions
• scare: To become frightened
• call: A order or request for action
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• repeal: To stop or cancel (a law, etc.)
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• class: To place things into groups by common qualities
• eventual: Coming or happening at a later or end of the time
• embroil: To involve in a problematic situation
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• maverick: Person who does not like to follow the rules
• white: Person's name
• onboard: Situated or intended for use on board a vessel
• fledge: (Of a young bird) to become capable of flight
• lincoln: Capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
• sen: A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel