Vocabulary

• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• by inches: By a very small margin or distance.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• girl: A female child; a young woman
• open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• stop: To block or close something
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• read: Person's name
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• diary: Book in which you write what you did each day
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• teenager: Person between the ages of 13 and 19
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• voice: Ability to sing well
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• public: Owned by the government
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• reminding: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
• recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• cowardly: Being fearful and unable to do something right
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• intellectually: In a manner involving reasoning or complex ideas
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• armed: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• gender: State of being male or female
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• imprison: To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
• inferior: Being of little importance or worth
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• compel: To force someone to do something
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• wield: To exercise (authority or influence, for example)
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• circulate: To go round continuously
• atrocious: Extremely bad or cruel
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• oppress: To rule in a cruel way
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• rename: To change the name of something or someone
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
• oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom