Word

Definition

1

Diplomacy

To negotiate using words to reach an agreement between two or more countries.

2

Sunni

Muslim people belonging to the sect of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as successors to Muhammad.

3

Credibility

Believable.

4

Deprivation

To keep something away from someone. Not allowing someone to have something.

5

Referendum

To vote on a public measure.

6

Insurgents

People who revolt against the authority in charge.

7

Sect

A group of people that form a different branch of a religion having some different practices or beliefs.

8

Islam

A religion based on one God named Allah, and Muhammad his prophet.

9

Muslims

People who believe in the Islamic religion.

10

Souk

A big market where food is sold.

11

Coalition

A group of people or countries coming together for a common cause.

12

Sanctions

Rules or laws that have official approval.

13

Kurds

An ethnic group in the northern part of Iraq.

14

Ethnic

A group of people sharing common racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage.

15

Verify

To prove that something is true.

16

Regionalization

To divide a country into separate states or regions based on politics or religion.

17

Shiites

People who believe in one of the two main branches of the orthodox Islamic religion.

18

Arabs

People from Middle East countries who share the Arabic language, and culture.

19

Falafel

Ground and spiced chickpeas shaped into balls and fried.

20

Besiege

To surround with hostile forces.