Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• leave: To go away from; depart
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• broad: General; not detailed
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• modify: To make minor change to something
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• long: Person's name
• sliver: Thin, often long piece of something, e.g. cheese
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• traverse: To pass across, over, or through
• egypt: A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from to BC
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country