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HUNGARY BACKS UP ISR
Expanding Horizons Less9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| recall | bring into mind, remember |
| vacation (v.) | spend/take/have a holiday |
| flock (n.) | group of birds/goats/sheep |
| flock (v.) | coming together in large numbers |
| lax, laxer than, the laxest | permissive, pliant |
| seal off | lock down, close, fence off |
| soothe (v.) | calm down, pacify |
| turn a blind eye on | pretend that smthg/smb does not exist |
| keep a watchful eye on | pay special attention to |
| idle (adj.) | passive, inactive |
| settlement policy | political measures for granting citinzenship or residence permit |
| embassy | group of government officials, headed by an ambassador, who represent their government in a foreign country. |
| association council | official group of people working towards the cooperation of two institutions or governments |
| committee of foreign affairs | governmental group of experts in international relations |
| call a meeting | arrange for an official gathering to take place |
| postpone | arrange for an event to take place later |
| be disappointed in | be annoyed because smb./smthg. is not as you have hoped |
| peacekeeper base | position/place intended to support the peacefulness and order of a region |
| a former communist country | country previously under communist governement |
| prime minister | leader of a government |
| minister of foreign affairs | person appointed to head the government department of international relations |
| human rights | basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled |
| be entitled to | have the right to possess or do smthg. |