Vocabulary

• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the outset: At the very beginning; from the start.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• burn off: To get rid of calories through exercise or physical activity.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• hard at it: Working very hard and with great effort.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• by extension: Using a word or phrase in a wider context than is usual, typically to include situations that are similar to the one that the word or phrase was originally used for.
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• public life: The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
• federal funding: Financial assistance provided by the federal government to support various projects, programs, or organizations.
• on the record: Officially documented or registered.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• change your mind
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• require: To demand that someone does something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• neuroscientist: Neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• antidote: A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• humiliate: To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• public: Owned by the government
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• auditorium: Building used for concerts or lectures
• person: Man, woman or child
• mutually: So as to be shared by two or more people/things
• compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• anonymously: Without stating your name; secretly
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• outlaw: Person hiding from police after breaking the law
• persuasion: Using reasons to make people believe something
• gambling: Act of betting money on events
• unsurprisingly: In an expected manner; predictably
• centerpiece: Central or most important feature
• polarize: To divide opinions into two extremes
• outset: Beginning or start of something
• shaky: Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
• elective: Done by choice; not required