Vocabulary

• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• military: Army or armed forces
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• 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
• address: Exact street location of a place
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• communist: Believer in communism
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• weary: To make or become tired or lose energy or strength
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• intimidation: Being made to feel afraid or timid, as by threats
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
• runoff: A second election to find a winner
• guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
• paramilitary: Fighting force patterned on military training
• leftist: One supporting liberal or new ideas politically
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine