Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in key: Singing or playing notes correctly according to the musical key.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go away: To go on vacation
• interact with
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• evolve: To develop certain features
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• military: Army or armed forces
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• account: An advantage
• rebel: Person who fights against established government
• fellow: Man or a boy
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• role: Character played by an actor
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• discrepancy: Difference between amounts that should be the same
• defense: Argument in support of something
• collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• legitimacy: Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• repression: Psych act of restricting or holding back emotions
• militia: Local armed forces to assist the police
• entrench: To make an opinion fixed so it is hard to change
• fragmentation: Separating something into fine particles
• nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
• clique: Close group of people who tend to exclude others
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• giga: 1,000,000,000 of something