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11A
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Intermediate
11/30/2021

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Term
colony (n)
/ˈkɑː.lə.ni/
Definition
a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away:
EX: Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies.
Term
capability (n)
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
Definition
the ability to do something:
EX: These tests are beyond the capability of an average twelve-year-old.
Term
Contrary (adj)
/ˈkɑːn.trɚ.i/ /kənˈtrer.i/
Definition
opposite:
EX: Contrary to all our expectations, he found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend.
Term
bivouac (n)
/ˈbɪv.u.æk/
Definition
a temporary shelter or camp for sleeping in outside, that is not a tent
EX: The children made a bivouac at the bottom of the garden with some poles and an old blanket.
Term
Swarm (n)
/swɔːrm/
Definition
a large group of insects all moving together:
EX: a swarm of bees
Term
raid (n)
/reɪd/
Definition
a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people
Term
course (n)
Definition
the direction in which a vehicle, especially an aircraft, spacecraft, or ship, moves, or the path along which a river flows
Term
take down (v)
Definition
to defeat or kill someone, or to stop someone from causing harm
Term
fellow (a)
/ˈfel.oʊ/
Definition
used to refer to someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same situation as you:
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