Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• in a vacuum: Existing or considered without relation to other things; isolated from outside influences.
• lead to: To result in some action
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• jail time: A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
• not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• due to: Because of; owing to
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• as scheduled: According to the planned or arranged time.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• ancient history: The study of the distant past, from the earliest humans through the first great civilizations.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• mess up: To make a mistake
• set up
• grapple with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• require: To demand that someone does something
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• rebel: Person who fights against established government
• subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• curriculum: Group of related courses in a school or college
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• leave: To go away from; depart
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• sanction: Official support or approval
• staff: Employees of a company
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• rebellion: Act of conflicting with someone in authority
• brainstorm: To discuss concepts, ideas or solutions
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• activism: Engaged in political activity to achieve a goal
• apartheid: System that separated people on the basis of race
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• equitable: Fair for all people involved
• segregate: To separate people by skin color, sex or religion
• thoughtfully: In a careful or considerate manner