An Advanced English Course in Communication Practice. Part II

1. hostage

a) precaution taken to ensure against theft, espionage, etc

2. pacifism

b) alliance or union with a party, cause

3. terrorism

c) an object or instrument used in fighting

4. alliance

d) a formal agreement or contract between two or more states, such as an alliance or trade arrangement

5. security

e) systematic use of violence and intimidation to achieve some goal

6. treaty

f) a person given to or held by a person, organization as a security or pledge or for ransom, release, exchange for prisoners

7. alignment

g) a formal agreement or pact, a military one, between two or more countries to achieve a particular aim

8. weapon

h) the belief that violence of any kind is unjustifiable and that one should not participate in war

9. politics

i) a plan of action adopted or pursued by an individual, government, party, business

10. policy

j) the practice or study of the art and science of forming, directing, and administrating states and other political units; the art and science of government