| A | B |
| incumbent | an official or regime currently holding office |
| deadlock | a situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made |
| coup | a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government |
| aft | situated at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft |
| extraterrestrial | of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere |
| prone | likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unwelcome |
| glacier | a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow |
| occupied | a place, especially a country, taken control of by military conquest or settlement |
| vegans | a person who does not eat or use animal products |
| cult | a person or thing that is popular or fashionable |
| theocratic | denoting a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god |
| blackout | suppression of information, especially one imposed on the media by government |
| sabotage | deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage |
| bazaar | a market in a Middle Eastern country |
| enrichment | the action of improving or enhancing the quality or value of something |
| habitat | he natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism |
| contiguous | sharing a common border; touching |
| rallying | the action or process of coming together to support a person or cause or take concerted action |
| Basilica | a building similar to a Roman basilica, used as a Christian church |
| port | a town or city with a harbor where ships load or unload |