LEARN 105 ENGLISH VOCABULARY WORDS DAY 8

Welcome to day 8 in our 30 Day Vocabulary 
Challenge. We’re starting 2021 by learning 105  

new words from the academic word list. Words 
you’ll want to know if you’re preparing for  

the IELTS or TOEFL exam, but also if 
you read or watch the news in English,  

or have conversation with native speakers. 
In other words, these words are useful,  

and they’ll come through for you once 
you really understand how to use them.

You’re learning four new words today 
with tons of real life examples,  

so grab your friends have them join you 
in the challenge, and let’s do this!  

When you learn a new word, make up your 
own sentence, record yourself in a video  

saying the sentence, and post to social media 
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A list of all the words with definitions and 
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Our first word is the word ESTABLISH.

It’s a verb, it means to call someone or 
something to be widely known and accepted.  

To put into a position that will last a long time, 
or to begin something that will last a long time.  

The company has established itself 
as a leader in the industry.  

Let’s look again up close and in slow motion. 

And now, we’ll go to Youglish for five 
examples of this word in real situations. 

Should we establish official 
friends in other states? 

Establish official friends. He was giving 
a lecture here on ancient Greece. Let it  

be known that there were certain individuals 
in other states that were official friends,  

allies of that state.
Should we establish  

official friends in other states?
Let’s go on to our next example. 

And the main thing here is that we help 
people to establish their mission and vision. 

Establish the mission. Know what the mission 
and vision are, maybe write them up and  

post them somewhere, let it be widely known.
And the main thing here is that we help people  

to establish their mission and vision.
Another example. 

And these family members can create, 
it creates an opportunity for them to  

establish some new and lasting memories.
Establish new memories. That is begin  

something that will last a long time.
And these family members can create,  

it creates an opportunity for them to 
establish some new and lasting memories. 

Here’s another example.
It’s up to that community,  

led by the leadership team, to establish 
what are the values of that organization. 

Establish the values. This is a lot like 
establishing the mission and vision. Write  

up the values and post them, maybe on 
the website, make sure people know them. 

It’s up to that community, led by 
the leadership team, to establish  

what are the values of that organization.
Here’s our last example. 

It is the oldest animal park in the 
country and was established in 1843. 

Establishing a park, an 
organization, or a business.  

This can be like using the word founded. Beginning 
something that will hopefully last a long time. 

It is the oldest animal park in the 
country and was established in 1843. 

Our next word is POLICY. Policy. It’s a noun, 
an officially accepted set of rules or ideas  

about what should be done. The 
store has a 30-day return policy.  

Let’s look again up close and in slow motion. 

And now we’ll go to Youglish for five 
examples of this word in real situations. 

You know, because a lot of our national food 
policy was written by the beef and dairy council. 

National food policy. The official guidelines 
established by the government for the country. 

You know, because a lot of our national food 
policy was written by the beef and dairy council. 

Here’s another example.
A lot of times, he’s thinking through  

his policy and getting feedback.
Thinking through his policy.  

What does he think the rules should be?
A lot of times, he’s thinking through  

his policy and getting feedback.
Let’s go on to our next example. 

We do work to shape policy at 
the federal and state levels. 

To shape the policy. This 
word is used with government  

all the time. What are the laws the 
rules that we should have as a society? 

We do work to shape policy at 
the federal and state levels. 

Another example.
Foreign aid has  

long been a vital part of US foreign policy.
Foreign policy. Another common term, meaning  

what are our ideas about how we as a country 
should interact with other countries? 

Foreign aid has long been a 
vital part of US foreign policy. 

Here’s another example.
And Gary would tell you that  

I’ve taught him a lot about systemic 
racism in America and public policy. 

Public policy. Rules that relate to all people,  

to the public good.
And Gary would tell you that  

I’ve taught him a lot about systemic 
racism in America and public policy. 

Policy. Laws. Our next word is related, 
it’s LEGAL. Legal. The last L is a dark L,  

you don’t need to lift your tongue tip, just 
legal, uhl, uhl, uhl. Use the back part of the  

tongue to make that dark sound. It’s an 
adjective, it means relating to the law.  

She has a lot of legal problems. Let’s 
look again up close and in slow motion. 

And now we’ll go to Youglish for five 
examples of this word in real situations. 

That’s a whole different legal discussion.
Legal discussion. A discussion about  

the laws involved in that certain topic.
That’s a whole different legal discussion. 

Another example.
We didn’t know if it was legal or not. 

If it was legal or not. If it was 
something you were allowed by law to do.  

The opposite of legal is illegal, against the 
law, something you might go to prison for. 

We didn’t know if it was legal or not.
Let’s go on to our next example. 

He was an attorney, he did free 
legal work for the farmers. 

Free legal work. Helping them navigate the 
court system, understanding laws and so on. 

He was an attorney, he did free 
legal work for the farmers. 

Here’s another example.
I need this legal citation,  

does anyone know where to find it?
Legal citation. The citation is quoting your  

source. For example, if you’re writing a research 
paper, you’d want to cite your sources where you  

got your information. A legal citation is knowing 
what law proves what you’re saying is true. 

I need this legal citation, does 
anyone know where to find it? 

Here’s our last example.
I wasn’t legal yet,  

so I had to be invisible in plain sight.
Wasn’t legal yet. This can refer to things  

like not being of the legal drinking age, or more 
commonly, not legally permitted in a country. 

I wasn’t legal yet, so I had 
to be invisible in plain sight. 

Our last word today is REQUIRE.

It’s a verb, it means to need something, to make 
it necessary for someone to do something. He’s  

very sick and requires constant care. Let’s 
look again up close and in slow motion. 

And now, we’ll go to Youglish for five 
examples of this word in real situations. 

The government will require me to take 
an additional 3,200 hours of classes. 

The government would require, it would be 
mandatory, something you have to do, you must do. 

The government will require me to take 
an additional 3,200 hours of classes. 

Here’s another example.
It actually also requires a cultural change. 

Requires a cultural change. For something to 
happen, the culture of the people has to change. 

For example in the US, we have gun laws that are 
very different from most countries. There have  

been attempts to change those laws, but for that 
to really happen, it seems like there needs to be  

a change to gun culture in the US. Shifting 
the laws likely requires a cultural change  

first to make them more widely accepted.
It actually also requires a cultural change. 

Here’s another example.
I mean, that is a workout in itself,  

and that doesn’t require being in the gym.
Doesn’t require being in the gym. It’s  

not necessary to be in the gym.
I mean, that is a workout in itself  

and that doesn’t require being in the gym.
Here’s another example. 

We, of course, require a gun 
permit in the state of Tennessee. 

Oh, here gun law and gun culture 
comes up again. Require a permit.  

You must have a permit to own a gun.
We, of course, require a gun permit  

in the state of Tennessee.
Here’s our last example. 

And it may require the students 
to pay some out of pocket. 

Some students may have to pay out of pocket. 
If you pay something out of pocket, it means  

it’s a cost that’s not covered by something else, 
like part of a hospital bill that’s not covered  

by your health insurance, or some university 
costs that are not covered by your tuition. 

And it may require the students 
to pay some out of pocket. 

Seeing their real-life examples can really 
help you understand how to use these words,  

can’t it? I have a challenge for you now. 
Make up a sentence with one of these words,  

and post it to social media, tag me, and use 
the hashtag #rachelsenglish30daychallenge 

Don’t be shy, you can do this. Our next 
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