Vocabulary

• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• conduct: Your behavior
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• military: Army or armed forces
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• seek: To ask someone for help
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• slam: To criticize sharply
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• leave: To go away from; depart
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• important: Having power or authority
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• barrage: Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances
• escalation: An increase in severity
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• talk: Style of speaking
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project