vocabulary quiz

fundamentally

in basic and important way

denail

not allowing people to have

violation

act that spoils or destroys something

dignity

worth

absolutely poverty

being poor according to a fixed minimum standard; sometimes called the poverty line

relative poverty

being poor in relation to others around you

social context

situation

income equality

each share of the population gets the same share of income

extreme poverty

living below the poverty line

penury

the state of being very poor; extreme poverty

human poverty

being poor in range of ways, not only financial

shelter

having a place to live that is protected from the weather

nutrition

food that people take into their body

malnourished

suffering from ill health because of poor food (noun=malnourishment/malnutrition)

literacy

ability to read and write (illiterate)

sanitation

systems for taking dirty water and waste from homes to ensure good hygiene

deprived

lacking in things considered necessary for a pleasant life (deprivation)

classed

categorized

affluence/affluent

wealth/wealthy super-rich

on/below the breadline

heaving the level of income of an extremely poor person

make ends meet

have enough money to buy all you need

poverty-stricken

affected by poverty

impoverished

poor, without much money to live on

destitute

without money, food, home or possessions (destitution)

living from hand to mouth

having just enough money to live without suffering

money has been tight

there has not been much money

tighten our belts

spend less than before

income bracket

range of income with upper and lower levels

constituted

formed (used about an official organization)

humanity

all people

foundation

time when it was established (founded)

pursued

try to achieve (aim, goal, career, strategy)

establish

set up, put in place

conquering

beating, getting rid of

illiteracy

inability to read or write

negotiation

discussions in an attempt to reach an agreement

injustice

unfairness

upholds

supports

minorities

groups of people who differ racially or in some other way from most of the people in the place where they live (etnic, religious, oppressed)

intervention

involvement in a difficult situation in order to improve it

justified

caused by a good reason

movement

a change or development

slogan

a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising

liberation

freedom from limits on thought or behavior

integration

the action or process of integrating

march

walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread

solidarity

unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest, mutual support within a group

delegates

representatives

infrastructure

basic system and services such as transport

recognize

access

undertaken

promise

undeniably

certainly

delicate

needing to be handled with great skill

unity

being together as one

customary

usual

a last resort

something you do when everything else has failed

diplomacy

activities concerning the relationship between governments

sanctions

official orders such as the stopping of trade, taken against a country to make it obey international law

weaponry

weapons in general or different types

civilian casualties

people injured or killed who are not members of the military or the police

intervention

intentionally becoming involved in a difficult situation to improve it or stop it from getting worse

regime change

changing the government or leader of a country especially by force

tyrannical

using power in a cruel way over people in a country or group

overthrow

remove somebody from power using force

civil war

war between groups who live in the same country

unrest

disagreement or fight between groups

clashes

fights or arguments

rival

who compete against one another

ethnic

national or racial

escalate

become greater or more serious

all-out

complete and total

brutal suppression

violent and cruel ending of the right or freedom to do something

ethnic cleansing

organized attempt by one racial or political group to completely remove from a country or area anyone who belongs to another particular racial group, using violence to achieve this

massacres

the killing of large numbers of people

conflict resolution

finding a way to end conflict and the negative feelings between groups

mistrust

lack or absence of trust

hatred

feeling of intense dislike

waged war on

fought a war against

hostilities

acts of war

besieged

attacked by surrounding it for a period of time (siege)

ambushed

attacked unexpectedly from secret positions (ambush)

truce

agreement during a war to stop fighting for a time

ceasefire

agreement between two armies or groups to stop fighting

peacekeeping force

neutral soldiers who keep the peace in a dividend society

international observers

outside, neutral people or body

campaign

planned group of military activities

rebelion

people fighting against their government

suicide bomber

person who lets off explosives, deliberately killing themselves in the process

waging war on

to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something

campaign

an organized course of action to achieve a goal

battling

engage in a fight or struggle against

fight on our hands

responsibility

fleet

a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership