Newsreel World September 14th

Controversial causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement

Clash a short fight between two groups of people

Essential completely necessary; extremely important in a particular situation or for a particular activity

Commodity a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold

Pestering to annoy somebody, especially by asking them something many times

Rampant (of something bad) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled

Impunity the fact of not getting punished for something

Looting the crime of stealing things from shops or buildings after a riot, fire, etc.

Consolidate to make a position of power or success stronger so that it is more likely to continue

Austerity Here: measures taken to cut down on government spending

Expenditure the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent

Depict to describe something in words, or give an impression of something in words or with a picture

Missionary a person who is sent to a foreign country to teach people about religion, especially Christianity

Feature Here: something new that is introduced, which is important and interesting

Hesitation the act of being slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain or nervous

Inadvertent done by accident, without being intended

Inappropriate not suitable or appropriate in a particular situation

Incident something that happens, especially something unusual or unpleasant

Scheme a plan or system for doing or organizing something

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