Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• square off: To take a fighting stance or prepare to fight, often in boxing or martial arts.
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• military: Army or armed forces
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• previously: At an earlier time
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• referendum: Public vote on an issue
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• tit: Slang name for a woman's breast
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• partition: A wall, screen, etc. used to separate areas
• sever: To cut off
• hindu: Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping