Vocabulary

• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• military: Army or armed forces
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• couple: To join something to something else
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• broad: General; not detailed
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• point: An item to be discussed
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• happen: To take place or occur
• detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• authorization: Giving approval by virtue of your authority
• indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
• grouper: Flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet