Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• hunt down: To search for someone or something until you find them, often after a long time or over a large area.
• tear down: To demolish or destroy a building or structure.
• rewrite history: To change the commonly accepted facts or perception of past events.
• centered around: To have (something) as the main subject or focus.
• get behind: To support or encourage.
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• decade: Period of 10 years
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• communist: Believer in communism
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• purge: To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• frantic: Frenzied; wild with excitement, worry etc.
• morale: ​the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
• great: Very good; better than before
• verge: Brink or threshold
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• cultural: Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• manufacture: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• dead: Not alive
• youth: Being young; time when you are young
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• chapter: Small local group forming part of a larger one
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
• pantheon: Temple dedicated to all the gods
• proletarian: Person who is a member of the working/lower class