Vocabulary

• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• performance: Act of doing something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• come: To arrive at a place
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects