Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in the neighborhood of: Approximately or about a certain amount or distance.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• have to: Must do
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• consider: To think carefully about something
• strike: To hit something
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• military: Army or armed forces
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• cruise: To easily achieve
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• option: A choice
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• defense: Argument in support of something
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fully: Completely or entirely
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• land: Region or country
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• stockpile: Large supply of something kept for future use
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• barrage: Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers