Vocabulary

• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• urge: A strong desire for something
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• defense: Argument in support of something
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• act: To behave in a certain way
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• barrage: Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• escalation: An increase in severity
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• northern: In or toward the north
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose