Vocabulary

• stave off: To keep something away; To repel
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• reconciliation: Getting two figures/accounts to match financially
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• accord: Agreement or harmony
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• part: Division of a book
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• agreement: Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• main: Most important; most often used
• northern: In or toward the north
• close: Almost; near
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• islamic: Concerning the culture and people of Islamic
• convoy: Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• deployment: Distribution of forces before battle or work
• stave: Wooden post used in structures and buildings
• eastern: Being in the area to the east
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area