Vocabulary

• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• military: Army or armed forces
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• blow: To move something using air
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• point: An item to be discussed
• sting: To be aroused to anger or action
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• pro: Reason given in support of something
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• main: Most important; most often used
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• call: A order or request for action
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
• win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
• reelection: Act of election or being elected again
• china: A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
• han: Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from BC to AD ) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
• wen: Common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked