Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• shut out: To prevent from entering; keep out of relationship
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• dispose of: To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• chill: State of being a little cold
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• military: Army or armed forces
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• remedy: Way to solve or fix a problem
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• factor: Something that influences a result
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• bilingual: Being able to speak two languages well
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• toil: To do hard physical work for a long time
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• revolt: Protest against authority; fight to take control
• burn: To destroy with fire
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• racial: Of or relating to race
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• parsley: Small, green herb used to season or garnish food
• note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
• carnage: Destruction and devastation involving human deaths
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave
• borderland: Area on either side of a border or boundary