Vocabulary

• other than: Except for; apart from.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• high and low: Searching everywhere thoroughly.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• have on: To be wearing something.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• check out
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• require: To demand that someone does something
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• complement: To go with so as to make the whole complete
• patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• forefront: Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
• migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• migrant: Person moving to live and work in another place
• workforce: The total number of working people
• entrepreneurial: Open to new ideas about starting new businesses
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• bracket: Placement of a word or words within ( ) [ or ]
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• focal: (Of a point) being the main or important one
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• employ: To use something for a specific task
• skyrocket: (Prices or things) to increase suddenly
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• skew: To affect data making them incorrect or inaccurate
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally