Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• on to: Toward something; forward
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
• broad: General; not detailed
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
• instability: Condition of being changeable
• mobility: Ability to move
• superiority: Quality of being more effective, skillful etc.
• artifact: Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool
• chasm: Large difference between two things/groups etc.
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• gild: To give an attractive but deceptive appearance to