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Hello guys. How are you doing? Welcome to the vocabulary part for lesson number 5. Are you ready? Let’s get started.

The first one, “tradition”, tradition. It means beliefs, opinions, and customs handed down from one generation to another. It’s a noun. Let’s see the examples. A) The father tried to persuade* his son that the tradition of marriage was important. B) All religions have different beliefs and traditions. C) As time goes on, we will eliminate* traditions that are meaningless.

Alright, our next word is “rural”. Rural means in the country; relating to the countryside. It’s an adjective. A) Tomatoes are less expensive* at the rural farm stand. B) Rural areas are not densely* populated. C) The rural life is much more peaceful than the city one. That’s right, isn’t it?

The next word we have is “burden”. So, look at the picture. Burden means what is carried; a load. It’s a noun, right? A) The burden of the country’s safety is in the hands of the President. B) Irma found the enormous* box too much of a burden. C) Ricky carried the burden throughout his college career. So, one more time, burden, a load.

The next word we have is “campus”. Look at the picture. It means grounds of a college, university, or school. Again, we have a noun here. A) The campus was designed to utilize* all of the college’s buildings. B) Jeff moved off campus when he decided it was cheaper to live at home. C) I chose to go to Penn State because it has a beautiful campus. So, campus, the grounds and buildings of a university or college.

The next word is “majority”. Majority means the larger number; greater part; more than half. It’s a noun. A) A majority of votes was needed for the bill to pass. B) The majority of people prefer to pay wholesale* prices for meat. C) In some countries, the government does not speak for the majority of the people. So, majority, the greater part; more than half.

The next word we have is “assemble”. Assemble means to gather together; bring together. It’s a verb. Let’s see the examples. A) The rioters assembled outside the White House. B) I’m going to assemble a model of a spacecraft. C) All the people who had assembled for the picnic vanished* when the rain began to fall. One more time, assemble, gather together.

The next one is “explore”. So, explore means to go over carefully; look into closely; examine. Explore, it’s a verb. A) Lawyer Spence explored the essential* reasons for the crime. B) The Weather Bureau explored the effects of the rainy weather. Do you know what does bureau mean? Well, it means an office or a department. C) Sarah wanted to know if all of the methods for solving the problem had been explored. Explore, to closely look into something.

The next word we have is “topic”. Topic simply means the subject that people think, write, or talk about. It’s a noun. A) Predicting* the weather is our favorite topic of conversation. B) Valerie only discussed topics that she knew well. C) The speaker’s main topic was how to eliminate* hunger in this world.

Alright, our next word is “debate”. It’s a verb, and a noun, and it means a discussion in which reasons for and against something are brought out. Or as a verb, to argue about a subject. A) The debate between the two candidates was heated. B) Debate in the US Senate lasted for five days. C) Instead of shrieking* at each other, the students decided to have a debate on the topic.

Our next word is “evade”, evade. As you can see in this picture, a thief is evading the police. Evade means to get away from by trickery or cleverness; escape, right? It’s a verb. Let’s see the examples. A) Juan tried to evade the topic by changing the subject. B) In order to evade the police dragnet, Ernie grew a beard. C) The prisoner of war evaded questioning by pretending to be sick. So, evade means to get away from something.

The next word we have is “probe”. Probe means to search into; examine thoroughly; investigate. It’s a verb. A) The lawyer probed the man’s mind to see if he was innocent. B) After probing the scientist’s theory, we proved it was correct. C) King Henry’s actions were carefully probed by the noblemen.

And our last word for this lesson is “reform”. Reform means to make better; improve by removing faults. Again, it’s a verb. A) After the prison riot, the council decided to reform the correctional system. B) Brad reformed when he saw that breaking the law was hurting people other than himself. C) Only laws that force companies to reform will clear the dangerous vapors* from our air. So, reform, one more time, make better; improve by removing faults.

Alright, that’s it. That’s the end of our vocabulary part for lesson number 5. You need to repeat these parts, you know. See you in the next one, good luck!