| aghast |
filled with alarm or horror; shocked. |
| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| alloy |
a substance made by mixing two or more metals or a metal and another substance. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| domination |
the act of controlling or governing by the use of power or influence. |
| downplay |
to dismiss the significance of; minimize. |
| exclusive |
keeping out all others. |
| fluent |
able to speak or write easily and naturally. |
| intertwine |
to twist together, one about the other; interlace or interlock. |
| mechanism |
the working or moving part or process that causes a result. |
| molecule |
the smallest unit of a substance that has all the properties of that substance. A molecule is made up of a single atom or group of atoms. |
| originate |
to start or come into being. |
| premature |
done, happening, or born before the expected time; too soon. |
| refugee |
a person forced to leave his or her home or country to seek safety or protection. |
| reinforce |
to add strength to or increase the effect of. |