Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• sail through: To complete something easily and successfully.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• lead to: To result in some action
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• strike: To hit something
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• blow: To move something using air
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• proportion: A part of a whole thing
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• escalation: An increase in severity
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• radius: Area around a certain point
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• cessation: The stopping of an activity
• intercontinental: Between or among continents
• bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years