LIFE GOES ON

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這篇太多生字，所以一直沒有忘記po上來，不知不覺都過了這麼多天了~"~

1. Canal: (n) a long thin stretch of water which is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another

2. Enclave: (n) a part of a country that is surrounded by another country, or a group of people who are different from the people living in the surrounding area

3. Spawn: (v) to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly

4. Eclipse: (v) to make another person or thing seem much less important, good or famous

5. Racial: (adj) happening between people of different races

6. Census: (n) a count for official purposes, especially one to count the number of people living in a country and to collect information about them

7. Rally; (n) a public meeting of a large group of people, especially supporters of a particular opinion

8. Recognition: (n) agreement that something is true or legal; If you are given recognition, people show admiration and respect for your achievements

9. Descendant: (n) a person who is related to someone and who lives after them, such as their child or grandchild

10. Hail: (v) to call someone in order to attract their attention

11. Hispanic: (adj) connected with Spain or Spanish-speaking countries, especially those countries in Latin America

12. Latino: (n) someone who lives in the US and who comes from or whose family comes from Latin America

13. Coalition: (n) the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time

14. Unity: (v) to bring together; combine

15. Rivalry: (v) when people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing

16. Counterpart: (n) a person or thing which has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization

17. Constituencies: (n) (the group of people who can vote belonging to) any of the official areas of a country that elect someone to represent them nationally

18. Lobby: (v) to try to persuade a politician, the government or an official group that a particular thing should or should not happen, or that a law should be changed

19. Demographic: (n) the study of changes in the number of births, marriages, deaths, etc. in a particular area during a period of time

20. Dilute: (v) to reduce the strength of a feeling, action, etc.

21. Clout: (n) power and influence over other people or events

22. Citywide: (adj) existing or happening in all parts of the city

23. Comptroller: (n) a controller, especially in titles of public finance officials and organizations

24. Contend: (v) to compete in order to win something

25. Discretionary: (adj) decided by officials and not fixed by rules

26. Allocate: (v) to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, for them to use in a particular way

27 Perception: (n) a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem; the quality of being aware of things through the physical senses, especially sight

28 Universal: (adj) existing everywhere or involving everyone

29 Sufficient: (adj) enough for a particular purpose

30 Linguistic: (adj) connected with language or the study of language

31 Forebear: (n) a relation who lived in the past; an ancestor 

32 Recede: (v) to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright

33 Outward: (adj) [before noun] relating to how people, situations or things seem to be, rather than how they are inside

34 Coordinator: (n) someone whose job is to make different groups work together in an organized way to achieve something

35 Immerse: (v) to become completely involved in something

36 Collective: (adj) of or shared by every member of a group of people