oath - n. a formal and serious promise to tell the truth or to do something
resonate - v. to have particular meaning or importance for someone
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
comfortable - adj. causing no worries
bull in a china cabinet – this is an idiom that means he says and does things that anger and upset people
lobbyist - n. a person who works to get government officials to act on their client’s interests
polished - adj. very skillful