Vocabulary

• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• point: An item to be discussed
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• exploitation: Abuse of, or selfish behavior towards someone
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• misinformation: Information that is incorrect
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• defence: The process of protecting something from attack