Vocabulary

• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• express: To send something by fast mail
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• military: Army or armed forces
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• respond: To answer something or someone
• role: Character played by an actor
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• appreciation: Rise in value (of property or belongings)
• defense: Argument in support of something
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• public: Owned by the government
• point: An item to be discussed
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• hinder: To make something slow or difficult
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• suite: Group of several shorter pieces of music
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• underway: Happening now
• escalation: An increase in severity
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• crater: Large hole in ground caused by heavy impact
• paved: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• operational: Being in working condition and ready to be used