Vocabulary

• renege on: To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• power on: To activate or switch on a device or machine.
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• strength: Condition of being strong
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• require: To demand that someone does something
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• indispensable: Being essential and hard to live without
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• akin: Similar to; like; almost the same as
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• diplomat: Person representing their government overseas
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• islamic: Concerning the culture and people of Islamic
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• resurrection: Bringing a dead person/unused thing back to life
• pact: Agreement between people or countries
• populous: Having a large population
• mediation: Negotiation to help others to reach an agreement
• sinner: One who sins; one breaking a religious law