Vocabulary

• abide by: To follow a rule; adhere to
• give back: To return something you borrowed
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• slip into: To quickly put on (a piece of clothing).
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• join up: To enlist in the armed forces.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strike: To hit something
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fully: Completely or entirely
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• abide: To live somewhere (formal, old-fashioned)
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• great: Very good; better than before
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• despicable: Deserving contempt; causing strong disapproval
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
• assist: To help
• central: Being in the middle
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• battle: Military fight between armies
• devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• tyranny: Cruel government by a ruler who has complete power
• roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• fascist: Person advocate an authoritarian government