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to allow someone to join a school, club or other organization
actionUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
something that you do for political reasons, because you want to change a situation NOUN a movement that you make with your body when you are doing something such as kicking a ball
activistNOUN
a person who tries to make changes in society
arrestVERB
to take someone to a police station, because they may have broken the law
awardNOUN
a prize that a person is given for doing something well
balconyNOUN
a place where you can stand or sit on the outside of a building, above the ground
beliefNOUN
a strong feeling that you have when you know that something must be true
blindADJECTIVE
not able to see
blindnessUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
the state of not being able to see anything
BrailleUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
a system of printing for blind people. The letters are printed as groups of raised dots that you can feel with your fingers
campaignVERB
to do a number of actions over a period of time in order to get a particular result
NOUN
a number of things that a group of people do over a period of time in order to get a particular result
celebrateVERB
to do something enjoyable for a special reason
civil warNOUN
a war between different groups of people who live in the same country
codeNOUN
a secret way to replace the words in a message with other words or symbols, so that some people will not understand the message
createVERB
to make something happen or exist for the first time
deafADJECTIVE
not able to hear
diseaseNOUN
an illness that affects people, animals or plants
earthquakeNOUN
a sudden strong movement of the Earthâs surface that can do a lot of damage to buildings and roads
economicADJECTIVE
connected with the organization of the money and industry of a country
educationalADJECTIVE
done or made in order to teach someone something
enemyNOUN
a person or army who is fighting against you in a war
equalADJECTIVE
used for saying that different groups of people should be treated in the same way
equalityUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
the fair treatment of all the people in a group
false papersNOUN
documents that are supposed to prove who someone is, but which are not official because they were made illegally
fight to fight for somethingPHRASE
to try very hard to get something
fighterNOUN
a person who takes part in a war
find to find your wayPHRASE
to get somewhere by choosing the right way to go
freeVERB
to help someone to get out of a place where they are a prisoner or being controlled by other people
ADJECTIVE
used for describing someone who is not a prisoner, or who is not controlled by other people any more
freedomUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
the state of not being controlled by other people
guideNOUN
someone whose job is to help a blind person move around
honourNOUN
a special award that is given to someone
illegalADJECTIVE
not allowed by law
injuredADJECTIVE
having a damaged body after being in a fight or battle
injuryNOUN
damage to a personâs or an animalâs body
inventorNOUN
a person who has invented something, or whose job is to invent things
judgeNOUN
a person whose job is to decide how criminals should be punished
