Grade 12 Theme 4 - Citizenship and NGOs Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary terms and definitions from Grade 12 Theme 4 covering Citizenship, NGOs, and Global Responsibilities.

Citizenship

Being a citizen in particular country

Citizen

Someone who has the right to live in a certain country

Right

Something that you are legally allowed to do or have

Vote

Choose someone or something through an election

Election

The process of choosing a person for a position

Taxes

Money you pay to the government for public service

Law

An official rule that people must obey

Legal

Connected with the law

Ethical

Honest, related to ethics

Responsibility

Duty to take care of something

Informed

Having knowledge about something

Respect

Have good opinion of something or somebody

Volunteer (v)

Agreeing to do something without payment

Participate

To take part in something

Community

A group of people who live in a particular area

Society

People living together in organised groups

Obey

To follow a law, a rule or a person’s order

Privileges

advantage

Duties

Legal or moral responsibilities

Civil

Connected with people who live in the country

Acquire

obtain

Native

Connected with the place you were born in

Naturalised

Has become a citizen by legal process

Concept

An idea – trend in thinking

Global

Including or affecting the whole world

Globalisation

The connection of the whole world in one system

Residence

Living in a place

Benefit

Advantage, merit

An alien

A stranger , foreigner

Military

Soldiers, the armed forces

Obligation

Something that must be done for legal or ethical reason

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

Lifestyle

The way that people live

Apprentice

A young who works for somebody to learn a skill

Scholarship

Amount of money given to help pay for education

Illiteracy

Not knowing how to read or write

NGOs

Non-governmental organizations

Logo

Printed symbol that refers to a company or organization

Charity

An organization helping people in need

Establish

Set up - begin

Run (v)

manage

Range of

Variety of

Found

Set up . construct

Raise

Increase - collect

Protect

Make sure sth or sb is safe and secure

Significant

Very important

Nest

A place where a bird or animal lay eggs

Educate

teach

Peninsula

A large piece of land surrounded with water

Healthcare

Providing medical care

Conserve

Protect and save

Eliminate

Remove – get rid of

Relieve

Reduce or remove pain or unpleasant situation

Aid

assist

Orphan

A child whose parents are dead

Activist

A person who works to achieve social or political change

Exploitation

Misuse or abuse of something

Conflict

Serious disagreement or argument

Bloody

Involving a lot of violence and killing

Awareness

Having enough knowledge about something

Detect

To discover or notice something

Donate

To give money, food or clothes to a charity

Violate

Go against or refuse to obey the law

Blind

Not able to see

Deaf

Not able to hear

Rural

Connected with the countryside

Epidemics

Large number of cases of a particular disease

Flood

Large amount of water covering a dry area of land

Earthquake

A strong sudden violent movement of the earth crust

Dedicate

Give your time or energy to something

Independent

Not connected with or influenced by something

Promote

encourage

Support

Assist, help, aid

The needy

The people who are in need to help

Coordinate

To organize things with other people

Volunteer (n)

A person who does a job without taking money

Sponsor (v)

Give money to support an event or activity

Founder

A person who starts an organization

Wealthy

Very rich

Generosity

Willing to give sb money or time freely

Shelter

A place to live or stay in

Fund (n)

An amount of money saved for certain purpose

Inspire

To make someone feel they really want to do sth

Eradicate

To get rid of something completely

Poverty

The state of being poor

Campaign

A series of planned activities intended to achieve aim

Uphold

Support sth that you think is right

Values

beliefs

Principles

Morals and beliefs that control your actions

Pride

Feeling of pleasure that you belong to certain people

Diverse

Very different from each other

Hike

Go for a long walk in the country for pleasure

Passionate

Showing strong feeling of love

Biologist

A person who studies biology

Marine life

Sea life

Hospitable

Welcoming. Pleased to welcome guests

Generous

Willing to give freely

Tolerance

Ability to accept other people opinions and beliefs

Peace

A situation where there is no war

United

Joined together