Language Unit 2 Vocabulary hard ones

to declare

to say something officially or publicly

to mobilise

if a country mobilizes its army, or if a country or army mobilizes, it makes itself ready to fight in a war

casualty

a member of an army who is killed, wounded, or captured

desperate

feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others

hostility

aggressive or unfriendly feelings or behaviour

stalemate

a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress

to withdraw

to move back or away from a place or situation; to make somebody/something do this

to rage

to continue in a violent way

conscription

the practice of ordering people by law to join the armed forces

demand

a very strong request for something; something that somebody needs

to grant

to agree to give somebody what they ask for, especially formal or legal permission to do something

ammunition

a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns

compulsory

that must be done because of a law or a rule

to denounce

to strongly criticize somebody/something that you think is wrong, illegal, etc.

to deteriorate

to become worse

to oppose

to disagree strongly with somebody’s plan, policy, etc. and try to change it or prevent it from succeeding

to persecute

to treat somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion or political beliefs

to impose

to introduce a new law, rule, tax, etc.; to order that a rule, punishment, etc. be used

to dedicate

to give a lot of your time and effort to a particular activity or purpose because you think it is important

deserter

a person who leaves the army, navy, etc. without permission

to hail

to describe somebody/something as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc.

ideology

a set of ideas that an economic or political system is based on

to provoke

to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect

to recall

to remember something

resistance

the act of using force to oppose somebody/something

overseas

to or in a foreign country, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean

policy

a plan of action agreed or chosen by a political party, a business, etc.

regime

a method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way

regulation

an official rule made by a government or some other authority