Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
• such as: For example; like
• denial of: The act of refusing to grant or allow something requested.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• sad: Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• century: Period of 100 years
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• assist: To help
• own: To have something as your property
• occupation: A career or regular job
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• staff: Employees of a company
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• blocking: To stop from going forward or making progress
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• unwilling: Not wanting to do
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• newly: Very recently; just done or made
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• exception: Something different or not included
• host: Mass; a great number
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• hypocrisy: When one decries a thing while doing it themselves
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• enact: To make a bill into law