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UNIT<br />
Word List<br />
coward [kausrd] n.<br />
A coward is a person who lacks courage to do risky or dangerous things.<br />
—►A firefighter cannot be a coward. They have to be able to act quickly.<br />
delete [dii(:t] v.<br />
To delete something means to remove or erase written material.<br />
—►Several lines had been deleted from her speech.<br />
firsthand [fa:rsthaend] adj.<br />
If something is firsthand, then it is from an original source.<br />
—►If you want firsthand knowledge, ask someone who saw it.<br />
earnest ternist] adj.<br />
If someone is earnest, then they are honest.<br />
—» The child was very earnest when she told her mother how she broke the dish.<br />
ethnic [eenik] adj.<br />
If something is ethnic, then it is related to a group with a similar culture.<br />
—►Many sections of the city are home to different ethnic communities.<br />
exclude [iksktu:d] V.<br />
To exclude someone means to not accept them into a group.<br />
—►Carol was excluded from the contest because her friend was a judge.<br />
fluent [flu snt] adj.<br />
If someone is fluent in a language, then they are able to speak it very well.<br />
—►She was so fluent in German that you’d have thought she was from Germany.<br />
imperial [impiarial] adj.<br />
If something is imperial, then it is of, or related to an empire.<br />
—►These old imperial coins were once used in the Roman Empire.<br />
inclusive Onktu :siv] adj.<br />
If something is inclusive, then it is open to all groups and people in society.<br />
—►A more inclusive event would have allowed children to attend.<br />
legislature [ledjisleitjar] n.<br />
A legislature is the section of a government that makes laws.<br />
—►The senator had served ten years in the national legislature.<br />
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