International Relations 2b Flashcards

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daunting

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making sb feel nervous and less confident about doing sth

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devote

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spending a lot of time or energy on sth

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dominate

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control or have a lot of influence over sb/sth, especially in unpleasant way

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inhabit

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to live in a particular place

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intensively

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in an extremely thorough way, with a lot of care

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mediator

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a person or an organization that tries to get agreement between people or groups who disagree with each other

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mission

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an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another area

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mundane

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not interesting or exciting

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nevigate

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to find your position or the position of your ship, plane, car, ect. and the direction you need to go in, for example by using a map

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orbit

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a curved path followed by a planet or an objects as it moves around another plannet, star, moon, ect.

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quarantine

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a period of time when an animal or a person that has or may have a disease is kept away from others to prevent the disease from spreading

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reassemble

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to fit the parts of something together again after it has been taken apart

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