Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• quite simply: In a clear and straightforward manner; without complication.
• in terms of
• at least: As a minimum
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• blow on: To exhale air onto a surface or object.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• communist: Believer in communism
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• rebellious: Wanting to do things your way; resisting authority
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• recite: To speak aloud a passage from memory
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• important: Having power or authority
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• dilute: To make something weaker or less efficient
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• perimeter: Outline or border; outer edge
• area: Amount of measured space
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• enact: To make a bill into law
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• inflection: Change in a person's voice when talking
• northwestern: Area in the north and west