Vocabulary

• at sea
• lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• next to: Being located along side another
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• such as: For example; like
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• check out
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• military: Army or armed forces
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• act: To behave in a certain way
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• mount: To attach something to something else
• infidelity: Being unfaithful to a spouse by having an affair
• live: To be alive
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• amnesty: Freedom given to someone who could be punished
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• ashore: Onto the land from the water
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• piracy: Act of robbing a plane or ship
• confederation: Union of political organizations
• squadron: Military unit, e.g. of planes or ships