practice – v. do something over and over again as a way to get better at it
drill – n. way of learning something by doing repeated exercises
patrol – v. to continually search an area to make sure it is safe
dredging - v. – v. to dig out and clear material from a body of water
logical - adj. seeming natural, reasonable or sensible
rhetoric - n. language intended to influence people that might not be honest or reasonable
sovereignty – n. a country's independent authority and the right to govern itself