Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• seek: To ask someone for help
• aid: To help others and provide things
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• century: Period of 100 years
• lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• fill: To make something full
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• amnesty: Freedom given to someone who could be punished
• conquest: Land or a nation won or taken by force, an army
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• long: Person's name
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• assassinate: To murder a famous or public figure
• egypt: A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from to BC
• annex: An extension to a main building