Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at the crossroads: At a point where an important decision must be made.
• abide by: To follow a rule; adhere to
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• have to: Must do
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• emulate: To try to be like; copy; imitate
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• mandate: To order that something is done
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• fully: Completely or entirely
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• onslaught: Violent attack; a sudden rush of something
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• escalation: An increase in severity
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• egregious: Conspicuously or outrageously bad or contemptible
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• bode: To be an omen for (good or bad events)
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• propagate: To make an idea known by many people
• adaptability: Able to change, succeed in different conditions
• definitively: Clearly and leaving no further question
• firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target