Vocabulary

• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• bring about: To cause to happen
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• at the point of: Just about to do something or reach a state.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• to arms: A call to take up weapons and fight.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• solitary: Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
• coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• legitimacy: Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• boycott: To not buy a product for moral reasons
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• rebrand: To change the identify or message of a brand
• guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
• oust: To eject from a position or place; force out
• junta: Military group that seized control of a country
• techno: Style of fast heavy electronic dance