Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• pie in the sky: An unrealistic or improbable idea; a fanciful notion.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• in service: Available for use; operational
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• circle back: To return to a previous topic or point in conversation.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• quote: Written statement of the cost of something
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• fellow: Man or a boy
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• diligent: Showing care, continued effort and hard work
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• inauguration: Official ceremony to start a new presidency, etc.
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• discourse: The study of how we write and speak
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
• restraint: Device that prevents physical movement
• patriotic: Having a great love for your country
• anecdotal: Relying on stories, experiences, rather than fact
• polarization: Condition of having two opposites
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• respectfully: In a respectful way; politely; with consideration
• discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
• hoop: Round or circular shape or object
• polarize: To divide opinions into two extremes
• entrench: To make an opinion fixed so it is hard to change
• barefoot: (Walking) without shoes
• confederate: One who helps someone do something, often illegal
• reflexive: Of words that show the action is done to yourself
• prelude: Event introducing something more important
• spaceship: Spacecraft designed to travel into space
• silo: Underground installation for firing missiles
• prissy: Exaggeratedly proper