Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the uptake: Mentally quick to understand or grasp new information.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• retention: Act of holding something inside the body
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
• accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• frequently: Often; regularly
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• broad: General; not detailed
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• defense: Argument in support of something
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• stringent: Strict or severe, as regards standards or rules
• rank: To rate or class things
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• enlist: To obtain support from someone
• ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• downplay: To suggest something is not a serious as thought
• discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• ruby: Very valuable dark red gemstone
• uptake: Process of being taken in by a living organism