Vocabulary

• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• in full effect: Fully operational or in complete force.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• fully: Completely or entirely
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• poise: Way of behaving with confidence/emotional control
• embargo: Order from a government which prohibits something
• doctrine: Rules or principles taught in a system of beliefs
• endanger: To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation
• prouder: More proud