Commodity
An item or product that can be bought and sold
Primal
Fundamental and essential; extremely important
Sun Tzu
A famous Chinese military strategist, who wrote 'The Art of War'
Agonising
Extremely painful
Molotov cocktail
An explosive weapon that causes a fire
Inherent trait
An aspect of a person's character that deeply shapes who they are, and cannot easily be changed
Zeitgeist
The mood of a particular historical period
Relinquished
Gave away without a fight
Objective
Focusing on facts that can be proved and evaluated, rather than focused on opinion
Apocalyptic
Relating to the end of the world
Weary
Feeling extremely tired and exhausted
Uncontested
Cannot be argued against; universally agreed to be true
Neurotic
Mentally ill and unstable
Curmudgeon
A person with a bad temper
Dire
Problematic
Fatalistic
Fearing and predicting death in the near future
Bueracrat
A person working for the government
Yankee
A derogatory term for a citizen of the United Stated of America
Slum
A poor, run down area where many people are living in extreme poverty
