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Divorce-/dɪˈvɔːs-an official or legal process to end a marriage: a separation:

Disappointed-ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd-unhappy because someone or something was not as good as


you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen: devastated (VERY UPSET)

Increase-/ɪnˈkriːs/-to (make something) become larger in amount or size: a rise in


the amount or size of something: to become or make something larger or greater:

Elective-/iˈlek.tɪv/-An elective position or system is one which involves people voting in


an election: (of a medical treatment) chosen by the patient rather than urgently needed:
a subject that someone chooses to study, in addition to the subjects that they have
to study as part of a course:

Aptitude-æp.tɪ.tʃuːd/-a natural ability or skill:

Ability-/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/-the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something:

Curiosity-ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti-an eager wish to know or learn about something:

refer (sb) to sth-/rɪˈfɜːr--to look at, or tell someone else to look at,
a book or similar record in order to find information and help:

approach-/əˈprəʊtʃ-to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality,


or amount: to deal with something: a way of considering or doing something:

favourite-ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt- best liked or most enjoyed: a thing that someone likes best or enjoys most:

enthusiasm-ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.əm/-a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and


an eagerness to be involved in it:

manuscript-ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt-the original copy of a book or article before it is printed:

ancient-ˈeɪn.ʃənt-of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time: used to refer to
the period in European history from the earliest known societies to the end of the Roman Empire:
Something that is ancient is very old:

vanish-ˈvæn.ɪʃ-to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way:

curious-/ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/-interested in learning about people or things around you: strange and unusual:

survivor-/səˈvaɪ.vər/-a person who continues to live, despite nearly dying: a person who
is able to continue living their life successfully despite experiencing difficulties:

attitude-æt.ɪ.tʃuːd-a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that


is caused by this: If you say that someone has attitude, you mean that they are
very confident and want people to notice them.

Disgusting-dɪsˈɡʌs.tɪŋ-extremely unpleasant or unacceptable:


Fuel-ˈfjuː.əl-a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned: anything
that keeps people's ideas or feelings active, or makes them stronger: to provide power to something:
to increase a feeling or a type of behaviour or make it stronger:

Cure-kjʊər-to make someone with an illness healthy again: to solve a problem: something that
makes someone who is sick healthy again: a solution to a problem: the process of making
a person healthy again, esp. by giving treatment, or a treatment that causes a disease to go away:

Refuse-/rɪˈfjuːz-to say that you will not do or accept something: unwanted; to say or show that you
are not willing to do, accept, or allow something:

Obviously-ˈɒb.vi.əs.li-in a way that is easy to understand or see: in a way that can


be easily seen, recognized, or understood:

Preparatory-/prɪˈpær.ə.tər.i-done in order to get ready for something:

Holy-həʊ.li-related to a religion or a god: pure:

Afford-/əˈfɔːd/-to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time: to have
enough money or time to buy, keep, or do something: to be able to do something without
it causing problems: (HAVE ENOUGH)
Celebration- sel.ə.breɪt to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that
a particular occasion is important: to recognize an important occasion by taking part in an activity that
makes it special:

Actually- ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li- (IN FACT) used in sentences in which there is information that is in some
way surprising or the opposite of what most people would expect:

Curiosity- kjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti-an eager wish to know or learn about something: (INTEREST) something that
is interesting because it is rare and unusual: an eager desire to know or learn about something:

Various- veə.ri.əs- many different: several and different:

Treat- triːt/- to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way:

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