Vocabulary

• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at least: As a minimum
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• strike: To hit something
• initially: At first; originally
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• defense: Argument in support of something
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
• vow: Very serious promise
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• barrage: Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• escalation: An increase in severity
• happen: To take place or occur
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• close: Almost; near
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• call: A order or request for action
• annihilate: To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• retaliatory: Concerning revenge for something harmful or wrong
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country