Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• in reverse: In the opposite direction.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in terms of
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• military: Army or armed forces
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• respond: To answer something or someone
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• escalation: An increase in severity
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• coward: Someone too afraid to do what is right or needed
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• price: Person's name
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• takeaway: Employee benefit deleted in union contract
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran