Outbreak culture Flashcards
Ferry
If a vehicle ferries people or goods, it transports them, usually by means of regular journeys between the same two places.
Hamper
If someone or something hampers you, they make it difficult for you to do what you are trying to do
Insurgency
A violent attempt to oppose a country’s government carried out by citizens of that country
Insurrection
It’s violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office
Broker
If a person, government, or country brokers an agreement, a ceasefire, or a round of talks, they try to negotiate or arrange it
Team up
If you team up with someone, you join them in order to work together for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people or groups team up…
Coup
When there is a coup, a group of people seize power in a country
Adhere
If you adhere to a ruler or agreement, you act in the way that it says you should
In someone’s crosshairs
If you’re in someone’s crosshairs, they intend to catch, arrest, or stop you
Restore
To restore a situation or practice means to cause it to exist again
Shadow
To follow (a person) about secretly, in order to keep watch over his or her movements
Revel
If you revel in a situation or experience, you enjoy it very much
Modest
You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small
Tip the scale
To turn the trend of favor, control, etc.
Pit
To set in opposition or combat, as one against another
