Key Words - The American Century
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Vocabulary
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Meaning
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Example
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broke
(adj) |
have no money left
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I've spent too much money, so I'm broke until the end of the month.
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colony
(noun) |
land under political control of a foreign country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country
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Many former British colonies are now used as tax havens by wealthy people.
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deploy
(verb) |
move soldiers or equipment into position for military action
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NATO has many armies deployed around the world.
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emulate
(verb) |
match a person or achievement, typically by imitation
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To succeed you should emulate somebody who is already successful.
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exceptionalism
(noun) |
the idea that a person, country or political system is better than others
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Barack Obama said that he believed in American Exceptionalism.
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explicit
(adj) |
stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
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If you want them to understand you must be explicit.
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free market
(noun) |
an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses
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Many international trade deals don't actually help the free market.
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individualistic
(adj) |
independent and self-reliant
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The culture of the U.S. is very individualistic.
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justice
(noun) |
the quality of being fair and reasonable, the administration of the law or authority in maintaining this fairness
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It's not enough that justice is done, it must also be seen to be done.
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might
(noun) |
great and impressive power or strength, especially of a nation, large organization, or natural force.
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She hit the ball with all of her might to win the game.
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military
(noun) |
the armed forces of a country
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Switzerland is a neutral country, but still has its own military.
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precede
(verb) |
come before something in time, order or position
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An unnatural calm preceded the thunderstorm.
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public
(noun) |
ordinary people in general / the community
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Public opinion is very important to politicians.
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rival
(noun) |
a person or thing competing with another for the same goal or to win in the same field of activity
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Manchester Utd and Liverpool have been fierce rivals for a long time.
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tolerate
(verb) |
allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of something, that one does not necessarily like or agree with, without interference
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To tolerate other cultures it's important to communicate with them.
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unrivaled
(adj) |
better than everyone or everything of the same type
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His reporting on the conflict was unrivaled by any other journalist.
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