Vocabulary

• closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
• seek help: To ask for or try to get assistance or support.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• in command: Having control or authority over something or someone.
• one step away: Very close to achieving something.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• time is of the essence: Deadlines are critical; prompt action is required.
• of the essence: Absolutely necessary or vital.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• military: Army or armed forces
• act: To behave in a certain way
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• meeting: To provide something that is necessary
• cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• unleash: To release or let an animal go
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• counteract: To reduce the impact doing something opposite
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• armed: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• secretly: So that others don't know
• outraged: Very angry about a wrong or cruel act
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• removal: Act of getting rid of something completely
• violation: Abuse, damage or total disregard
• inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
• abyss: Very deep hole, as in the ground; bottomless pit
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• overthrow: To throw something past a certain point or person
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• torpedo: Bomb that moves underwater to sink ships
• doomsday: A day said to end time; the end of the world
• kennedy: A large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
• October: 10th month of the year
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• cuban: Concerning the culture and people of Cuba
• bargaining: To discuss terms for a business deal; negotiate
• cuba: A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
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