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Topic: War on Terror
Part1: Reading
Vocabulary:
auspicious: (adj.) believed to bring positive results or luck
regime: (n.) the government under one particular group or leader, especially an authoritarian one
be shorthand for (…): (pattern) be a shorter way to say (…)
falsehood: (n.) a lie
blur the line (between A and B): (idiom) make the distinction between two things unclear
intelligence: (n.) (in this case) classified/secret information, often in the context of the military or security
mounting: (adj.) increasing, growing
insurgence: (n.) a rebellion or uprising
intervention: (n.) the act of getting involved in something that primarily concerns others in order to change the situation.
Part2: Video
Vocabulary:
dictator: (n.) a ruler who has total power over a country
suppress/oppress: (v.) keep people or ideas from being able to thrive and grow
trickle into: (v.) slowly enter
segregate: (v.) divide, separate7
hardliner: (n.) someone with strong views on a topic, often religious or political
fanatic: (adj./n.) obsessed with an ideology or person (similar to hardliner)
quasi-(…): (prefix) almost, not fully
exploit: (v.) take advantage of someone for one’s own benefit
deny: (v.) not allow someone to do or have something
have a stake in (a decision): (idiom) have the right to participate in a decision
sow the seeds of (something): (idiom) lead to later consequences/the start of (something)
bout: (n.) a short period of intense activity.
