Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• amount: Quantity of something
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• military: Army or armed forces
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• harness: To capture the power of something
• due: When something is required or expected
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• quintessential: Being a model example of a specific thing
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• constitutionally: According to a nations constitution
• unlawful: Not conforming to legality