Vocabulary

• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• military: Army or armed forces
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• expire: To breathe out
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• credential: Proof of identity or qualifications
• gender: State of being male or female
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• defense: Argument in support of something
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• equality: Idea that all people have the same rights
• battle: Military fight between armies
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• happen: To take place or occur
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• ethos: Guiding principles of a group
• add: To include as well
• oath: Promise to do something
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches