Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for instance: As an example.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• check out
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• evolve: To develop certain features
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• conduct: Your behavior
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• poise: Way of behaving with confidence/emotional control
• powerhouse: Highly energetic and indefatigable person
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• vietnamese: Concerning the culture and people of Vietnam
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events