Vocabulary

• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• track with: To follow or keep up with something, such as a conversation or a line of reasoning.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• poverty: State of being poor
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• military: Army or armed forces
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• defense: Argument in support of something
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• act: To behave in a certain way
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• quit: To leave a job
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• escalation: An increase in severity
• preemptive: Acting so as to prevent bad things happening
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• anymore: No longer; no more
• terrorism: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
• magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
• afghanistan: Country in central Asia between Iran and Pakistan
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
• retaliatory: Concerning revenge for something harmful or wrong
• stabilization: Making something stable, e.g. body's condition