Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• dropping out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• gender equality: The state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• afford: To make available, to provide
• tangible: Able to be touched or felt; real
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• value: Importance you attach to something
• prejudice: Law to make ineffective, e.g. evidence in a trial
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
• gender: State of being male or female
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• feminist: Person believing women have the same rights as men
• compel: To force someone to do something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• feminism: Belief that women and men have the same rights
• mantle: History cloak without sleeves worn over clothes
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• macho: Being characterized by being strongly masculine
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• coronary: Concerning the heart
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• nervousness: Feeling of uneasiness or anxiety about something
• statesman: A respected leader in (international) politics