Vocabulary

• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• guard against: To take precautions against something undesirable.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• housing: To give someone a place to live
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• occupation: A career or regular job
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• leader: Person who is in charge of a group or task
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• replace: To use instead of something else
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• rebuild: To get back something that was lost, e.g. trust
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• eastern: Being in the area to the east
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• emergent: Being discovered; becoming newly visible
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• separation: A line that separates; a point of parting; a gap
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• rushed: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• aid: To help others and provide things
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• arise: To stand up
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• wilderness: Rural area left natural and largely untouched
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• Korean: Concerning the culture and people of Korea
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• communist: Believer in communism
• jurisdiction: Specific area of legal authority
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• instal: To set up equipment so that it is ready to use
• guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• nationalist: Person who strongly loves their country
• dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
• dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
• fortify: To protect against military attack, as with walls
• mourning: To feel or show sadness over someone dying
• cult: Small extreme religious group