Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• such as: For example; like
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• aside from
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• require: To demand that someone does something
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• account: An advantage
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• gender: State of being male or female
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
• trend: Current style or fashion
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• altogether: All things considered
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• public: Owned by the government
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• potty: (Child's) portable toilet
• unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
• urinary: Relating to the waste water system of the body
• parity: State of being equal in pay, rights, or power
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• restroom: Toilet; bathroom