Vocabulary

• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• military: Army or armed forces
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• point: An item to be discussed
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• indictment: Charge of committing a crime
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• embargo: Order from a government which prohibits something
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• socialist: Of socialism; being a socialist