Vocabulary

• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to rights: Done correctly or properly, especially fixing problems.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• conduct: Your behavior
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• aid: To help others and provide things
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
• legitimacy: Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• futile: Having no result; useless
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• call: A order or request for action
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• egypt: A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from to BC
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• complicit: Being involved with someone in a crime, etc.
• foothold: Place providing support for the foot when climbing
• enclave: Distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit
• join: To bring something close to another, to become one
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• leader: Person who is in charge of a group or task
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• israeli: Concerning the culture and people of Israel
• worried: Feeling troubled or concerned