Vocabulary

• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• material: Cloth; fabric
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• amount: Quantity of something
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• respond: To answer something or someone
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• defense: Argument in support of something
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• public: Owned by the government
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• land: Region or country
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• prosecutor: Lawyer who tries to prove a person's guilt
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• crater: Large hole in ground caused by heavy impact
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• calmly: Without getting emotional, e.g. in times of stress
• provocation: Causing anger or resentment, often deliberately
• decoy: Thing used to trap someone by distracting them
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• spokesman: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• warhead: Part of the missile that contains the explosive