Vocabulary

• formerly known as: Used to indicate a previous name of a person or place.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• going on: To continue doing something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in service: Available for use; operational
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• take down: To capture physically
• have to: Must do
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• enter into: To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• defense: Argument in support of something
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• replace: To use instead of something else
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
• great: Very good; better than before
• subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
• miniature: Small model of something larger
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• suite: Group of several shorter pieces of music
• cyclone: Strong wind, similar to a hurricane, tornado, etc.
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• polarization: Condition of having two opposites
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• derivative: Not from original ideas; from somewhere else
• ashore: Onto the land from the water
• spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
• shipyard: Workplace where ships are built or repaired