Vocabulary

• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• allege: To state without proof
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• parliamentary: Related to, or suitable for, a parliament
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• appoint: To officially choose a person for a job, position