Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• decide on: To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• such as: For example; like
• count on: To depend on someone
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• magic number: A constant numerical value that has a special meaning in a program.
• safe: Highly likely
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• small: Little in size; not big
• live: To be alive
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
• add: To include as well
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• geographically: With respect to the earth and its natural features
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• neighboring: Being near or beside someone or something
• winner: Person or thing that wins a contest or race
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• map: Diagram showing the geography of an area
• magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• voter: Person who can vote in an election
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• total: Whole number or amount of something
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
• electoral: Concerning elections
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• presidential: Concerning the president
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• specify: To state, name or mention exactly and clearly
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• formally: In a formal manner; officially
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• conduct: Your behavior
• entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• appoint: To officially choose a person for a job, position
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• nationally: By or for the nation as a whole