LQT 4 U8 Vocabulary Quiz

(n) specific conditions or limitations set by a contributing nation on the use of its military forces in international collaborations, such as UN peacekeeping missions

• blue helmets

• patrols

• national caveats

• contingents

(adj) very obvious and intentional, often in a negative sense

• contingent

• blatant

• mandate

• presage

(n) the authority or official instruction given to a peacekeeping force, specifying its purpose, objectives, and the scope of pennissible actions

• think-tank

• mandate

• presage

• caveat

(n) a group of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues

• think-tank

• mandate

• patrol

• antagonism

(v) to watch somebody or something and make sure that a job or an activity is done correctly

• patrol

• mandate

• oversee

• presage

(n) a United Nations peacekeeper (the term originates from the distinctive UN peacekeeping uniform)

• blue helmet

• patrol

• contingent

• mandate

(n) active hostility or opposition between individuals, groups, or countries

• mandate

• caveat

• contingent

• antagonism

(n) a group of soldiers, typically from one country, forming part of a larger force

• blue helmet

• patrol

• contingent

• think-tank

(v) to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen

• patrol

• mandate

• oversee

• presage

(n) the act of going to different parts of a building, an area, etc. to make sure that there is no trouble or crime

• patrol

• mandate

• oversee

• presage