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Appear - verb - used to say how something seems, espe ia!!y "#om what you $now a%out it o# "#om what you an see Appearance noun - the way someone o# something !oo$s to othe# peop!e& They've changed the appearance of the whole building. We are often attracted to somebody first by their physical appearance. when a "amous pe#son ta$es pa#t in a "i!m, on e#t o# othe# pu%!i e'ent& It was his first public appearance since the election. He made his last appearance for the club in the Cup Final Apparition noun - something that you imagine you an see, espe ia!!y the spi#it o" a dead pe#son( He stared at the strange apparition before him. a ghostly apparition of a man Disappear verb ) to %e ome impossi%!e to see any !onge#& Disappearance noun ) when someone o# something %e omes impossi%!e to see o# "ind & when something stop e*isting +e*tin*tion, olice are investigating the woman's disappearance the disappearance of ancient forests Reappear verb - to appea# again a"te# not %eing seen "o# some time& In !arch" his cancer reappeared. !any of these ideas reappear in his later boo#s. Apparent ADJ ) easy to noti e& It soon became apparent that we had a ma$or problem Apparently ADV - used to say that you ha'e hea#d that something is t#ue, a!though you a#e not omp!ete!y su#e a%out it( %pparently the company is losing a lot of money. I wasn't there" but apparently it went well.

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Appreciate VERB ) to unde#stand how se#ious o# impo#tant a situation o# p#o%!em is o# what someone5s "ee!ings a#e 67 #ea!i8e9 He did not fully appreciate the significance of signing the contract. We appreciate that caring for children is an important $ob used to than$ someone in a po!ite way o# to say that you a#e g#ate"u! "o# something they ha'e done& Than#s ever so much for your help" I really appreciate it. I appreciate your concern" but honestly" I'm fine. I'd appreciate it if you let me get on with my $ob. Appreciation NOUN - p!easu#e you "ee! when you #ea!i8e something is good, use"u!, o# we!! done It helps children to develop an appreciation of poetry and literature. Appreciable ADJ - !a#ge enough to %e noti ed o# onside#ed impo#tant 67 signi"i ant9( There's no appreciable change in the patient's condition. Appreciably ADV The two plans are not appreciably different Appreciative & ADJ - "ee!ing o# showing that you en:oy something o# a#e p!eased a%out it& Associate VERB ) to ma$e a onne tion in you# mind %etween one thing o# pe#son and anothe# I don't associate him with energetic sports. Associate NOUN - someone who you wo#$ o# do %usiness with 67 o!!eague9( one of his business associates Association NOUN - an o#gani8ation that onsists o" a g#oup o" peop!e who ha'e the same aims, do the same $ind o" wo#$ et ( the %ssociation of !aster 'uilders a #e!ationship with a pa#ti u!a# pe#son, o#gani8ation, g#oup et his close association with the (reen arty Associate - ADJ - associate member)director)head etc someone who is a mem%e# et o" something, %ut who is at a !owe# !e'e! and has "ewe# #ights Dissociate VERB - to do o# say something to show that you do not ag#ee with the 'iews o# a tions o" someone with whom you had a onne tion I wish to dissociate myself from !r Irvine's remar#s to #ega#d two things o# peop!e as sepa#ate and not onne ted to ea h othe# 6; asso iate9

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Attach VERB - to "asten o# onne t one o%:e t to anothe# 67 "i*9 %ttach a recent photograph to your application form. a small battery attached to a little loudspea#er to !i$e someone o# something 'e#y mu h, %e ause you ha'e $nown them o# had them "o# a !ong time It's easy to become attached to the children you wor# with. Attachment NOUN - a "ee!ing that you !i$e o# !o'e someone o# something and that you wou!d %e unhappy without them attachment to/ or a child's attachment to its mother old people's attachment to traditional customs a do ument o# FI<E that is sent with an emai! message( I'll send the spreadsheet as an attachment. Reatta h = Unattache! ADJ not ma##ied o# in'o!'ed in a #omanti #e!ationship 7 SIN1<E %ccording to *o" !ar# was still unattached . "haracter NOUN - the pa#ti u!a# om%ination o" >ua!ities that ma$es someone a pa#ti u!a# type o" pe#son He has a cheerful but +uiet character. Children grow up with a mi,ture of character traits +7 ha#a te# >ua!ities, from both sides of their family. "haracteri#ation NOUN - the way in whi h a w#ite# ma$es a pe#son in a %oo$, "i!m, o# p!ay seem !i$e a #ea! pe#son( ilcher's boo#s have humour" good characteri-ation" and lively dialogue. the way in whi h the ha#a te# o" a #ea! pe#son o# thing is des #i%ed characteri#ation o somebo!y/somethin$ as somethin$ the characteri-ation of the enemy as 'fanatics' "haracteristic NOUN - a >ua!ity o# "eatu#e o" something o# someone that is typi a! o" them and easy to #e ogni8e a baby discovering the physical characteristics of ob$ects !e inin$/!istin$uishin$ characteristic +7one that sepa#ates someone o# something "#om othe#s o" the same type, .iolent images are a defining characteristic of his wor#. Uncharacteristic ADJ- not typi a! o" someone o# something and the#e"o#e su#p#ising ? uncharacteristic o It's uncharacteristic of her to be late. "haracterless ADJ- not ha'ing any spe ia! o# inte#esting >ua!ities( a characterless modern building

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"onnect Verb - to :oin two o# mo#e things togethe# The railway lin# would connect Feli,stowe with Fishguard. Connect the spea#ers to the C/ player. Disconnect VERB - to #emo'e the supp!y o" powe#, gas, wate# et "#om a ma hine o# pie e o" e>uipment 6; onne t9 %lways disconnect the machine from the mains first. %nterconnect Verb - i" two systems, p!a es et a#e inte# onne ted, o# i" they inte# onne t, they a#e :oined togethe#( a series of interconnected la#es i" two "a ts, ideas, e'ents et a#e inte# onne ted, o# i" they inte# onne t, they a#e #e!ated and one is a""e ted %y o# aused %y the othe#( In Freud's theory" the two areas of se,uality and violence are interconnected. %nterconnection noun the interconnection between rich and poor countries &amiliar ADJ - someone o# something that is "ami!ia# is we!!)$nown to you and easy to #e ogni8e( a familiar tun0 t was a relief to be bac# in familiar surroundings. &amiliar NOUN - a at o# othe# anima! that !i'es with a WIT/2 and has magi a! powe#s Un amiliar ADJ ) not $nown to you 1he stood on dec# to ga-e at the unfamiliar surroundings. a crowd of unfamiliar faces 1ome of the technical vocabulary may be unfamiliar to you &amiliari#e VERB - to !ea#n a%out something so that you unde#stand it, o# to tea h someone e!se a%out something so that they unde#stand it( 0mployees must familiari-e themselves with the health and safety manual. &amiliarity NOUN - a good $now!edge o" a pa#ti u!a# su%:e t o# p!a e In fact his familiarity with the 'ron, was pretty limited. the >ua!ity o" %eing we!!)$nown to you( I miss the familiarity of home. a #e!a*ed way o" spea$ing to someone o# %eha'ing with someone( He treated her with the easy familiarity of an e+ual.

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'uman ADJ- %e!onging to o# #e!ating to peop!e, espe ia!!y as opposed to ma hines o# anima!s There are many different cell types in the human body . 'umanise VERB - to ma$e a p!a e o# system mo#e p!easant o# mo#e suita%!e "o# peop!e( an attempt to humani-e prison conditions 'umanity NOUN - peop!e in gene#a!( We want a clean healthy environment for all humanity. $indness, #espe t, and sympathy towa#ds othe#s6; inhumanity9( a man of deep humanity 'umanism NOUN - the %e!ie" that human p#o%!ems an %y so!'ed th#ough s ien e #athe# than #e!igion 'umanities NOUN- su%:e ts od study su h as !ite#atu#e, histo#y, a#t 'umanitarian- ADJ- on e#ned with imp#o'ing %ad !i'ing onditions and p#e'enting un"ai# t#eatment o" peop!e Humanitarian aid is being sent to the refugees. 'umane ADJ - t#eating peop!e o# anima!s in a way that is not #ue! and auses them as !itt!e su""e#ing as possi%!e 6; inhumane9( the campaign for the humane treatment of criminals a better" more humane world 'umanly ADV = human!y possi%!e used to emphasi8e that something is possi%!e( 1he wanted to put as much distance as was humanly possible between herself and %drian. used to emphasi8e that someone did a!! they ou!d( The doctors did everything humanly possible to save the child's life.

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Individual ADJ- onside#ed sepa#ate!y "#om othe# peop!e o# things in the same g#oup : Each individual leaf on the tree is different. the needs of the individual customer Individual NOUN - a pe#son, onside#ed sepa#ate!y "#om the #est o" the g#oup o# so iety that they !i'e in: Each individual receives two genes, one inherited from each parent a pe#son o" a pa#ti u!a# $ind, espe ia!!y one who is unusua! in some way : a strange-looking individual Individuality NOUN - the >ua!ities that ma$e someone o# something di""e#ent "#om othe# things o# peop!e We like our staff to show their individuality rather than wear a uniform. Individualist NOUN - someone who does things in thei# own way and has di""e#ent opinions "#om most othe# peop!e: Geoff was too much of an individualist to be team captain

in!ivi!ualistic also in!ivi!ualist ad$ective:

She has a highly individualistic approach to painting. Individually ADV - sepa#ate!y, not togethe# in a g#oup( The bridegroom than#ed them all individually. individually wrapped portions of cheese %n!ivi!uali#e! ADJ- designed to "it the spe ia! needs o" a pa#ti u!a# pe#son o# thing( an individuali-ed training program %N'ER%( verb - to receive money, p#ope#ty et "#om someone a"te# they ha'e died He inherited a fortune from his grandmother. %N'ER%(AN"E NOUN - money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died: 2ucinda has to fight for her life and her inheritance in this gripping novel. 'erita$e noun - the t#aditiona! %e!ie"s, 'a!ues, ustoms et o" a "ami!y, ount#y, o# so iety the importance of preserving the national heritage beautiful old buildings which are part of our heritage 'ere!ity - NOUN - he p#o ess %y whi h menta! and physi a! >ua!ities a#e passed "#om a pa#ent to a hi!d %e"o#e the hi!d is %o#n 'ere!itary ADJ- a quality or illness that is hereditary is passed from a parent to a child before the child is born:

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%ntimate ADJ- p#i'ate and "#iend!y so that you "ee! om"o#ta%!e( the intimate atmosphere of a country pub %ntimate- VERB - o ma$e peop!e unde#stand what you mean without saying it di#e t!y He intimated" politely but firmly" that we were not welcome. %ntimate- NOUN - a !ose pe#sona! "#iend %ntimacy NOUN ) a state o" ha'ing a !ose pe#sona! #e!ationship with someone the intimacy of marriage a close sense of intimacy between parent and child %ntimately ADV- personally

LOYAL ADJ - a!ways suppo#ting you# "#iends, p#in ip!es, ount#y et 6; dis!oya!9 The army has remained loyal to the government. a loyal supporter of the team )oyalty- noun - the >ua!ity o" #emaining "aith"u! to you# "#iends, p#in ip!es, ount#y et 0li-abeth understood her husband's loyalty to his sister. Disloyal ADJ- doing o# saying things that do not suppo#t you# "#iends, you# ount#y, o# the g#oup you %e!ong to He felt he had been disloyal to his friends.

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Observe VERB - to see and noti e something( 1cientists have observed a drop in o-one levels over the %ntarctic Observation NOUN - the p#o ess o" wat hing something o# someone a#e"u!!y "o# a pe#iod o" time He spent two nights under close observation in hospital. Observance NOUN - when someone o%eys a !aw o# does something %e ause it is pa#t o" a #e!igion, ustom, o# e#emony the observance of a peace agreement the !emorial /ay observance something you do as pa#t o" a e#emony, espe ia!!y a #e!igious e#emony( religious observances

Observer NOUN - 1omeone who re!ularly watches or pays attention to particular thin!s, events, situations etc an observer of nature political observers Observatory NOUN - a spe ia! %ui!ding "#om whi h s ientists wat h the moon, sta#s, weathe# et Observable ADJ- somethin! that is observable can be seen or noticed " noticeable#: an observable change in behaviour Observant NOUN - good o# >ui $ at noti ing things( a +uiet and observant person the writer's observant eye for detail Observable ADJ - somethin! that is observable can be seen or noticed "noticeable#: an observable change in behaviour Observably ADV

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*AREN(%N+ NOUN - the s%ill or activity of loo%in! after your own children: The program aims to teach young men parenting skills. *arenta$e NOUN - someone5s pa#ents and the ount#y and so ia! !ass they a#e "#om( an 0nglish-born man with Irish parentage He was born in France in 3456 of unkno n parentage +7no%ody $nows who his pa#ents we#e,. *arenthoo! NOUN - the state o" %eing a pa#ent( 1tory-reading should be one of the great $oys of parenthood. *arental ADJ - #e!ating to %eing a pa#ent and espe ia!!y to %eing #esponsi%!e "o# a hi!d5s sa"ety and de'e!opment( parental responsibility 7pening a new school will increase parental choice

*ER"E%VE VERB - to unde#stand o# thin$ o" something o# someone in a pa#ti u!a# way& to noti e, see, o# #e ogni8e something That morning" he perceived a change in Franca's mood. *ER"E*(%VE,)-. ADJ/ADV - someone who is pe# epti'e noti es things >ui $!y and unde#stands situations, peop!e5s "ee!ings et we!! ) used to show app#o'a!( a perceptive young man highly perceptive comments *ER"E*(%B)E -ADJ - something that is pe# epti%!e an %e noti ed, a!though it is 'e#y sma!!6; impe# epti%!e9( a small but perceptible change The sound was barely perceptible. *erceptibly- adverb/ the light dimmed perceptibly %mperceptible ADJ- a!most impossi%!e to see o# noti e( 1uch changes are imperceptible to even the best-trained eye. *erception noun - the way you thin$ a%out something and you# idea o" what it is !i$e children's perceptions of the world the public perception of the government's performance

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RA"E NOUN - one o" the main g#oups that humans an %e di'ided into a o#ding to the o!ou# o" thei# s$in and othe# physi a! "eatu#es the school welcomes children of all races. RA"%01 NOUN - un"ai# t#eatment o" peop!e, o# 'io!en e against them, %e ause they %e!ong to a di""e#ent #a e "#om you# own( The government has promised to continue the fight against racism. the problem of racism in schools Racist noun - someone who %e!ie'es that peop!e o" thei# own #a e a#e %ette# than othe#s, and who t#eats peop!e "#om othe# #a es un"ai#!y and sometimes 'io!ent!y ) used to show disapp#o'a!( He denied being a racist. %nterracial- ADJ - %etween di""e#ent #a es o" peop!e 6 mu!ti#a ia!9( interracial marriage Racial ADJ- #e!ating to the #e!ationships %etween di""e#ent #a es o" peop!e who now !i'e in the same ount#y o# a#ea This part of the community needs to be protected from racial pre!udice. Racially ADV- They live in a racially mi"ed area. Relate VERB) i" two things #e!ate, they a#e onne ted in some way67 onne t9( I don't understand how the two ideas relate. i" you #e!ate two di""e#ent things, you show how they a#e onne ted The report see#s to relate the rise in crime to an increase in unemployment. Relation NOUN ) o""i ia! onne tions %etween ount#ies, ompanies, o#gani8ations et 8elations between the two countries have improved recently. the way in whi h peop!e o# g#oups o" peop!e %eha'e towa#ds ea h othe# 8elations between wor#ers and management are generally good. Relationship NOUN - the way in whi h two peop!e o# two g#oups "ee! a%out ea h othe# and %eha'e towa#ds ea h othe# I have +uite a good relationship with my parents. ,un.Relate! ADJ- things that a#e not?#e!ated a#e not? onne ted in some?any way( olice now believe that the three crimes could be related . Relative ADJ ) ha'ing a pa#ti u!a# >ua!ity when ompa#ed with something e!se( 9ou may thin# you're poor" but it's all relative +7you a#e not poo# ompa#ed to some peop!e, . Relatively- ADV- something that is #e!ati'e!y sma!!, easy et is "ai#!y sma!!, easy et to othe# things( The system is relatively easy to use. ompa#ed

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0el NOUN -The type o" pe#son you a#e, you# ha#a te#, you# typi a! %eha'iou# et 1id was not his usual smiling self 0el ish ADJ- a#ing on!y a%out you#se!" and not a%out othe# peop!e ) used to show disapp#o'a!( How can you be so selfish: Unsel ish,ly. ADJ/ADV- a#ing a%out othe# peop!e and thin$ing a%out thei# needs and wishes %e"o#e you# own 67 se!"!ess, gene#ous9 Unsel ishness NOUN- the >ua!ity o" not putting you#se!" "i#st %ut %eing wi!!ing to gi'e you# time o# money o# e""o#t et @ "o# othe#s& A8ural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins; 0el less ADJ/ADV) a#ing a%out othe# peop!e mo#e than a%out you#se!" ) used to show app#o'a!( selfless devotion to their wor# 0el lessly- ADV-In an a!t#uisti manne#& Ahe acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress; 0el lessness - Noun - a ting with !ess on e#n "o# you#se!" than "o# the su ess o" the :oint a ti'ity 0eparate VERB ) i" something sepa#ates two p!a es o# two things, it is %etween them so that they a#e not tou hing ea h othe# 7 BE BETWEEN The lighthouse is separated from the land by a wide channel. to di'ide o# sp!it into di""e#ent pa#ts, o# to ma$e something do this7 DICIDE This will #eep your dressing from separating 0eparate ADJ = di""e#ent !y wife and I have separate ban# accounts. 0eparation NOUN ) a pe#iod o" time that two o# mo#e peop!e spend apa#t "#om ea h othe#( the separation of families during wartime a situation in whi h a hus%and and wi"e ag#ee to !i'e apa#t e'en though they a#e sti!! ma##ied( their separation and later divorce 0eparation NOUN - not !i'ing with you# hus%and, wi"e, o# se*ua! pa#tne# any mo#e( We've been separated for si, months. 0eparable ADJ - two things that a#e sepa#a%!e an %e sepa#ated o# onside#ed sepa#ate!y6; insepa#a%!e9 hysical health is not always easily separable from mental health. %nseparable ADJ- peop!e who a#e insepa#a%!e a#e a!ways togethe# and a#e 'e#y "#iend!y with ea h othe#< *ane and 1arah soon became inseparable companions.

Separately ADV- not togethe# They did arrive together" but I thin# they left separately.

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#ympathy - the "ee!ing o" %eing so##y "o# someone who is in a %ad situation

have a lot of sympathy for her! she had to bring up the children on her own. 0ymphati#e VERB -to "ee! so##y "o# someone %e ause you unde#stand thei# p#o%!ems( I sympathi-e" but I don't #now how to help. to suppo#t someone5s ideas o# a tions The public sympathi-ed with the miners' stri#e. 0ymphati#er- NOUN - someone who suppo#ts the aims o" an o#gani8ation o# po!iti a! pa#ty7 suppo#te# The anti-abortion rally attracted many sympathi-ers. 0ymphatetic ADJ- a#ing and "ee!ing so##y a%out someone5s p#o%!ems( a sympathetic friend Unsympathetic,A))-. ADJ/ADV- not $ind o# he!p"u! to someone who is ha'ing p#o%!ems& Not wi!!ing to suppo#t an idea, aim et & a government that's unsympathetic to public opinion -oun$ ADJ- a young pe#son, p!ant, o# anima! has not !i'ed "o# 'e#y !ong& a young ount#y, o#gani8ation, o# type o" s ien e has e*isted "o# on!y a sho#t time( -oun$ NOUN ) young peop!e( The young are easily misled. a g#oup o" young anima!s that %e!ong to a pa#ti u!a# mothe# o# type o" anima!( The lioness fought to protect her young. -oun$ster NOUN - a hi!d o# young pe#son -outh noun - he pe#iod o" time when someone is young, espe ia!!y the pe#iod when someone is a teenage# ( a man or boy between 15 and 25, especially one who is

involved in fi!htin! or crime

a teenage %oy ) used espe ia!!y in newspape#s to show disapp#o'a!( a gang of youths the >ua!ity o# state o" %eing young( /espite his youth" he had travelled alone. -outh ul- ADJ- typi a! o" young peop!e, o# seeming young7 !oo$ing young 1he has managed to maintain her youthful appearance.

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*rases2 patterns333 BORN Born to !o - to be very suitable for a particular )ob, activity etc: He was born to be a politician. Born into - be born into/to/o somethin$ +7%e %o#n in a pa#ti u!a# situation, type o" "ami!y et , 7ne-third of all children are born into single-parent families. Be born (out o! *+e,istin! as a result of a particular situationThe alliance was born of necessity in "#$". %ill spoke with a cynicism born of bitter e&perience $orn and bred - %o#n and ha'ing g#own up in a pa#ti u!a# p!a e and ha'ing the typi a! >ua!ities o" someone "#om that p!a e: was born and bred in 'iverpool. Reborn - to %e ome a ti'e o# popu!a# again( In the past decade" the city has been reborn. Born a$ain smo4er - someone who has #e ent!y stopped smo$ing, eating meat et , and who is a!ways ta!$ing a%out it and suggesting that othe# peop!e do the same

"#ILD ./01 23405 6 "$ild support 7 money that someone pays re!ularly to their former wife or husband in order to support their children "$ild%are 7 an a##angement in whi h someone who is t#ained to !oo$ a"te# hi!d#en a#es "o# them whi!e the pa#ents a#e at wo#$: (eople earning low wages will find it difficult to pay for childcare. I thin# more women would wor# if there were better childcare facilities. "hil! abuse - the crime of harmin! a child physically, se,ually, or emotionally

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1arria$e ) the #e!ationship %etween two peop!e who a#e ma##ied, o# the state o" %eing ma##ied
by marriage if you are relateted to someone by marriage" they are married to

someone in your family" or you are married to someone in theirs 1arria$e $ui!ance ) ad'i e gi'en to peop!e who a#e ha'ing di""i u!ties in thei# ma##iage 1arria$e Vo5s ) a p#omise that you ma$e du#ing the ma##iage e#emony 1arria$e o "onvenience ) an ag#eement %etween two o# mo#e ount#ies, %usinesses, o# peop!e that is on!y made "o# po!iti a! o# e onomi #easons& a ma##iage "o# po!iti a! o# e onomi #easons, not "o# !o'e

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1other Nature ) used to ta!$ a%out natu#e, espe ia!!y when it is thought o" as a "o# e that a""e ts peop!e and the wo#!d( How could !other =ature have dealt such a savage blow: 1other ton$ue you# mothe# tongue is the "i#st and main !anguage that you !ea#nt when you we#e a hi!d 67 nati'e !anguage?tongue9 1other-to-be ) a woman who is going to ha'e a %a%y 1other6s Day - a day on whi h peop!e gi'e a#ds and p#esents to thei# mothe#s 1otherlan! ) someone5s mothe#!and is the ount#y whe#e they we#e %o#n and to whi h they "ee! a st#ong emotiona! onne tion 67 mothe# ount#y, "athe#!and9( They are willing to die for the motherland. 1other country - someone5s mothe# ount#y is the ount#y whe#e they o# thei# "ami!y we#e %o#n and to whi h they "ee! a 'e#y st#ong emotiona! onne tion, e'en i" they a#e no !onge# !i'ing the#e 67 mothe#!and9 a powe#"u! ount#y that ont#o!s o# used to ont#o! a !ess powe#"u! ount#y The bond between the mother country and her former colonies grew stronger

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NA(%VE
+o native - to behave" dress" or spea# li#e the people who live in the country where you have come to stay or wor# - used humorously( %usten has been living in =ew (uinea so long he's gone native. %ative language&tongue - the language you spo#e when you first learned to spea# >? first language@( 0nglish is not the native language for almost half of our overseas visitors. Native 0pea4er - someone who has !ea#ned a pa#ti u!a# !anguage as thei# "i#st !anguage, #athe# than as a "o#eign !anguage Native )an!) you# nati'e ount#y, town et is the p!a e whe#e you we#e %o#n Native 0pecies - g#owing, !i'ing, p#odu ed et in one pa#ti u!a# p!a e67 indigenous9( 1ingapore has many native species of palm.

%A'I(%A) %ational anthem - he o""i ia! song o" a nation that is sung o# p!ayed on pu%!i

o asions National !ebt ) the tota! amount o" money owed by the !overnment of a country:
The government ta&ed fuel highly in order to finance the national debt National dress&%ostu'e - pecial clothin! traditionally worn by the people of a particular country: folk dancers in national costume

()*SON - a human bein!, especially considered as someone with their own particular character(

Do st$ in person 7 if you do somethin! in person, you !o somewhere and do it yourself, instead of doin! somethin! by letter, as%in! someone else to do it etc(
*eet smb in person -

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+EDDI%, - the e#emony at whi h peop!e get ma##ied +edding cake a cake eated on a edding day +edding anniversary the date on whi h we we#e ma##ied in a p#e'ious yea#, +edding ceremony a ma##iage e#emony, espe ia!!y one with a #e!igious se#'i e +edding dress a !ong d#ess, espe ia!!y a white d#ess, wo#n at a t#aditiona! wedding +edding invitation in'itation "o# the wedding +edding ring - a #ing that you wea# to show that you a#e ma##ied +edding present - p#esent gi'en on a wedding day

-uman - a person

#u'an ri+$t 7 one of the basic ri!hts which many societies thin% every person
should have to be treated in a fair equal way without cruelty, for e,ample by their !overnment, or the ri!ht to vote: human rightsre - violations #u'an Nature - the qualities or ways of behavin! that are natural and

common to most people( used to say that a particular feelin! or way of behavin! is normal and natural
The human race - all people, considered together as a group )* mankind+ +eneration ) a!! peop!e o" a%out the same age( +eneration +ap ) the !a $ o" unde#standing o# the di""e#en es %etween o!de# peop!e and younge# peop!e +eneration 7 )young peop!e in the 4DD3s, seen as not ha'ing any st#ong %e!ie"s, not %eing in'o!'ed in thei# so iety, and ma$ing no p!ans "o# the "utu#e( (eneration A has its own culture" and aims to en$oy itself without ma#ing too much of an effort. the youn$er/ol!er $eneration +7the younge# o# o!de# peop!e in so iety,

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