By: Yuliana Loría Villalobos
1. Invasion
/ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/
Noun
An occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control
of another country.
E.g. They
wanted to take control of the new invasion.
2. Adjective
/ˈædʒ.ek.tɪv/
Noun
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
E.g. Could you describe it with an adjective?
3. Origin
/ˈɔːr.ə.dʒɪn/
Noun
The beginning or cause of something.
E.g. The word
coriander has Spanish origin.
4. Amendment /əˈmend.mənt/
Noun
A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of
legislation.
E.g. I didn’t like
the political amendment.
5. Settler
/ˈset.lɚ/
Noun
A person who arrives, especially from another country, in a new place in
order to live there and use the land.
E.g. British
settlers came to America and created a new era.
6. Evolved
/ɪˈvɑːlvd/
Adjective
Having developed through a gradual process.
E.g. Humans evolved
over the years.
7. Marvellous/ˈmɑːr.vəl.əs/
Adjective
Extremely good.
E.g. Yesterday we
had a marvelous experience.
8. Puritan
/ˈpjʊr.ɪ.t̬ən/
Noun
A member of an English religious group in the 16th and 17th centuries
who wanted to make church ceremonies simpler, and who believed that it was
important to work hard and control yourself and that pleasure was wrong or
unnecessary.
E.g. The Puritans wanted to take control of the area
according to their religion.
9. Forbid
/fɚˈbɪd/
Verb
To refuse to allow something, especially officially, or to prevent a
particular plan of action by making it impossible.
E.g. You can't
forbid me to do what I really want.
10. Artillery
/ɑːrˈtɪl.ɚ.i/
Noun
Very large guns that are moved on wheels or metal tracks, or the part of
the army that uses these.
E.g. I don't want
to use artillery.
11. Abridged
/əˈbrɪdʒd/
Adjective
Made shorter by having some details or less important information
removed.
E.g. Give us an
abridged speech about what you think about it.
12. Slavery
/ˈsleɪ.vər.i/
Noun
The activity of legally owning other people who are forced to work for
or obey you.
E.g. We need to
stop slavery.
13. Westward
/ˈwest.wɚd/
Adverb
Towards the west.
E.g. They will go
to the westward.
14. Persecute
/ˈpɝː.sɪ.kjuːt/
Verb
To treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because
of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing
to leave them alone.
E.g. The
government persecuted women without taking into account their rights.
15. Urge /ɝːdʒ/
Noun
A strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control.
E.g. Their urge was to have equal rights.
16. From the UK
17. By looking at this
Very good!
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