Vocabulary

• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• spike: The top point in a graph
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• vicinity: Surrounding or nearby region; proximity
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• hub: Center of action or interest
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• shut: To stop being open for business
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• transit: System of transportation, often in a city
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• bad: Not good; wrong
• east: Direction where the sun rises
• key: Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
• busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity