Vocabulary

• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• blood and guts: Very violent or graphic, showing or describing serious injury.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• military: Army or armed forces
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• seek: To ask someone for help
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• soak: To make something completely wet
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• defense: Argument in support of something
• obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• annihilate: To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• homeland: Country where you were born
• destabilize: To make unstable or unpredictable
• bloodshed: Violence leading to blood being split
• leader: Person who is in charge of a group or task
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain