VOA慢速英语:How Should the Next US President Discuss Islam?

conduct – v. to plan and do (something, such as an activity)

poll – n. an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something

encourage – v. to make (someone) more likely to do something

negative – adj. thinking about the bad qualities of someone or something

affirmation – n. the showing of a strong belief in or dedication to (something, such as an important idea)

mosaic – n. something made up of different things that together form a pattern