dissatisfaction or anger against society or political parties
- Political unrest has caused instability in that region of the world.
Unrest
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verb): to be assigned to a particular place like in the military
- My father was stationed in Germany for two years with the airforce.
stationed
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(noun): the outer area of a city
- Often, the outskirts of the city are the most peaceful.
outskirts
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start
- The vice-president decided to launch his election campaign last week.
Launch
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(verb): to stop or give up on something
- The ruling government abandoned its decision to raise taxes further because of voter discontent.
abandon
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(verb): to put down or end
- The military used force to quell social unrest.
quell
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(adjective): hopeless
- The economy looks very bleak at this point with sky-high inflation and unemployment at 27 percent.
bleak
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(noun): large guns, often on wheels, used by armies
- Developing countries in that region are increasing their stockpiles of artillery as a way to demonstrate their military muscle.
artillery
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(noun): strongly defended places
- The army attacked the enemy's strongholds just before dawn.
strongholds
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(noun): a state of extreme hunger which can lead to death
- Thousands of people are on the verge of starvation in that country.
starvation
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(adjective): enough
- If adequate food supplies do not become available, many people will not survive the winter.
adequate
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(noun): a place, like a house, that provides protection from danger or weather
We need to seek shelter before the storm.
shelter
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(noun): a sudden and widespread start of an infectious disease among many people
There has been an epidemic of malaria for the past three months.
epidemics
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(verb): continues slowly on
- The conflict has lingered on for more than three years.
