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Word List
aggressive [agresiv] adj.
If someone is aggressive, then they constantly want to fight.
—*• Nobody liked to play games with him because he was always too aggressive.
a m n e s t y [aemnasti] n.
Amnesty is a pardon given to prisoners of war.
—» She was denied amnesty for her involvement in the war.
arena [amna] n.
An arena is a building where people can watch sports and concerts.
—*• The new arena was all set to hold the championship match.
auditorium [d:ditd:riam] n.
An auditorium is a large building used for public events.
-*■ People have gathered at the school auditorium to watch the play.
captive [kaeptiv] n.
A captive is a prisoner.
-* The guards told the captive that there was no way he could escape the prison.
combat [kdmbaet] n.
Combat is fighting between two people or groups.
—► The two warriors were locked in combat.
commonplace [kamanpleis] adj.
If something is commonplace, then it is ordinary.
—► There is nothing commonplace about the way Morris dresses.
compound [kampaund] n.
A compound is an enclosed area such as a prison or factory.
—► The workers waited outside the compound for the gates to the factory to open.
Corps [kor] n.
A corps is a division of a military force.
—► The army had a corps of archers who trained apart from the regular soldiers.
distract [distraekt] v.
To distract someone means to stop them from concentrating on something.
—► The phone call distracted him so much that he forgot all about his homework.