Vocabulary

• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
• 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
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• spike: The top point in a graph
• military: Army or armed forces
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• respond: To answer something or someone
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• defense: Argument in support of something
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• land: Region or country
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• close: Almost; near
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• ultimatum: Final demand or proposition
• desalination: Removal of salt (especially from sea water)