Vocabulary Word List

militants: people in the military

sovereignty: is the power of a country to rule it's people, “quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area”

clashes: fights

charter: mission statement

usher-in: to welcome, bring inside

theocracy: a religion that has a detailed set of laws, a religion that directs the government and system of law

- theo=religion

- cracy=government

blashemy: crimes against god

portal : doorway

deported: removed from a foreign country, returned to the home country

take up (time)- to take time

    example: The meeting will take up 2 hours of the work day.

commute: the travel from work to home

domestic: focused on the home, devoted to home life or household affairs.

euthanasia: when a doctor helps a patient in terrible pain to die

TGIF: thank god it's friday

fiancé: the person someone will marry

tortilla: round, flat wheat circle used in Mexican food.

looming: something that is coming and is worrying

impetus :  reason, motivation

bipartisan: describes the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies.

subsidize: (verb)

-Support (an organization or activity) financially

-Pay part of the cost of producing (something) to reduce prices for the buyer.

usher: (as a verb) to welcome in, to bring on

Islam/Muslim: (noun) Islam is the religion of the Middle East that follows the prophet Mohammed, it is related to Christianity and Judaism but can also be understood as a theocracy (see above). Muslims are people or things that worship/explain Islam (example: a Muslim person or a Muslim book)