Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• consider: To think carefully about something
• initially: At first; originally
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
• land: Region or country
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• mount: To attach something to something else
• ascend: To rise, go up to a higher level
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• prophet: Someone who predicts the future
• precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• loophole: Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• annex: An extension to a main building
• relocate: To move to a new or different place
• annexation: Incorporation of land from a country
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers