Vocabulary

• into power: To gain political control or leadership position.
• under the rug: To hide something, especially something embarrassing or damaging.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• intention: Aim or purpose
• realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• troop: Group of people
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• own: To have something as your property
• outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
• rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• feud: Bitter long quarrel, dispute or argument
• rocky: (Of a marriage, etc.) involving many difficulties
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• wartime: Period of time when there is armed conflict