Vocabulary

• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• in terms of
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• go either way: To have two possible outcomes; to be uncertain.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• respect: To follow the established rules
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• entertain: To receive someone as a guest
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• reinforcement: Act of strengthening or supporting an army
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• deterrent: Something stopping people wanting to do something
• versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• escalator: Moving electrical stairway in public buildings
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• exempt: Released from some duty that others have to do
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• tenure: Land or buildings one owns
• contingency: What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
• gnaw: To keep biting on something, like a bone
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• verification: Confirmation of the truth or accuracy of something
• optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• extremism: Very strong political or religious theory/practice
• cholera: Fatal disease from drinking dirty water
• toolkit: A set of hand tools, e.g. drivers and spanners
• unhelpful: Providing no assistance
• someplace: In or at or to some place