Vocabulary

• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• with a vengeance: With great force, intensity, or energy.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• financial: Involving money
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• communist: Believer in communism
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• vengeance: Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• tumultuous: Chaotic
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• satirical: Exposing human folly to ridicule
• legislature: Official group with the authority to make laws
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• judiciary: System of judges and courts in a country
• morph: (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape