Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in terms of
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• financial: Involving money
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• military: Army or armed forces
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• huge: Very very large
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• civilization: A highly developed society
• reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• own: To have something as your property
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• pristine: Being in a natural and undamaged state
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• land: Region or country
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• sue: Person's name
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• pastor: Minister in charge of a Christian church or group
• coil: Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• contraceptive: Device used to prevent pregnancy
• fjord: Long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
• colonialism: System in which a country controls a colony
• hardy: Able to survive cold weather, hard times