Vocabulary

• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• strike: To hit something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• due: When something is required or expected
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• defense: Argument in support of something
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• point: An item to be discussed
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• escalation: An increase in severity
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious