Vocabulary

• face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• match up to: To be as good as someone or something
• make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
• satellite phones: Mobile phones that connect to orbiting satellites, used in areas without cellular coverage.
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• military: Army or armed forces
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• dent: Place on a car, etc. where it has been pushed in
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
• down: Along something's path, course, or direction
• escalation: An increase in severity
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• long: Person's name
• off: Away or free from work
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet