Vocabulary

• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• respond: To answer something or someone
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
• deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fully: Completely or entirely
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• usher: One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
• standoff: a situation in which no agreement can be reached
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• prosecutor: Lawyer who tries to prove a person's guilt
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• defiance: Unashamed opposition or refusal to abide by rules
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• impeachment: Charging a public official with misconduct
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• invalid: Having no force; not acceptable
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• insurrection: Rising up against established authority; rebellion
• bloodshed: Violence leading to blood being split
• motorcade: Procession of people traveling in motor cars