Vocabulary

• new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• consider: To think carefully about something
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• aid: To help others and provide things
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
• occupy: To enter and take control of land/property
• militant: Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• level: Specific height of something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• allege: To state without proof
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• defiance: Unashamed opposition or refusal to abide by rules
• demolition: Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole