Iraq Explained -- ISIS, Syria and War

Important Vocabulary Words From The Video

trickled

To trickle is to flow slowly and steadily. When the water trickled down the hill, it was very slow and gentle.

  • The water was trickling down the hill, and it was very easy to walk on the surface.
  • The water is trickling down the faucet, and it's not very fast.
peaking

To peak is to reach a high point. When the economy is peaking, the number of jobs and businesses is increasing, but the number of people working is also increasing.

  • The economy is peaking because the number of jobs and businesses is increasing, but the number of people working is also increasing.
  • The company is peaking because the number of products is increasing, but the number of sales is also increasing.
resigning

To resign is to give up your job, your position, or your membership in a group. It usually happens because someone is not happy with the way things are going, or they no longer feel like they are able to do their job well.

  • He resigned from his job after he was transferred to a different department.
  • She resigned from the club after she was banned from the club.
gruesome

The adjective gruesome means very unpleasant or shocking. The word gruesome is often used to describe things that are shocking or gory.

  • The gruesome scene made him nauseous.
  • The gruesome scene made her cry.
massacres

A massacre is a large-scale killing. Massacres can happen when one group of people kills another group of people without provocation or justification.

  • The massacre happened because the soldiers were ordered to kill anyone they saw.
  • The massacre happened because the soldiers were angry at the townspeople.
beheadings

When someone is beheaded, they are killed by beheading. The head is cut off of the body, and the body is usually decapitated.

  • The beheadings took place because the king wanted to punish the rebels.
  • The beheadings took place because the king wanted to punish the rebels for trying to overthrow him.
monopolized

When someone is monopolized, they have control over a particular market or area. This means that they are the only person or company that can sell or produce a particular product.

  • The company is monopolized by the government.
  • The company is monopolized by the company that created the vaccine.
disbanding

To disband is to stop doing something. Sometimes a group of people will disband when they lose a war, or when they are no longer popular.

  • The army was disbanded after they lost the war.
  • The party was disbanded after the election.
sowing

To sow something is to plant it in the ground. When you sow seeds, you are giving them the opportunity to grow and produce new plants.

  • The farmer is sowing the seeds in the ground.
  • The flowers are sowing their seeds.