Britain Tricky Words
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List of definitions of tricky words
01 Country and people
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9
word
rostrum
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rural
immigration
oald definition
a small raised platform that a person stands on to make a speech, conduct
music, receive a prize, etc.
connected with or like the countryside
the process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own;
the number of people who do this
02 History
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15
word
mystery
15
esoteric
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17
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caste
folklore
chivalry
oald definition
the quality of being difficult to understand or explain, especially when this
makes sb/sth seem interesting and exciting
likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special
knowledge or interests
a social class, especially one whose members do not allow others to join it
the traditions and stories of a country or community
the religious and moral system of behaviour which the perfect knight was
expected to follow
03 Geography
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32
41
word
precipitation
topography
oald definition
rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of this that falls
the physical features of an area of land, especially the position of its rivers,
mountains, etc.; the study of these features
word
allegiance
aspiration
nuclear family
oald definition
a person’s continued support for a political party, religion, ruler, etc.
a strong desire to have or do sth
a family that consists of father, mother and children, when it is thought of as
a unit in society
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44
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05 Attitudes
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59
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59
word
prowess
effeminate
loophole
59
barbarism
oald definition
great skill at doing sth
(of a man or a boy) looking, behaving or sounding like a woman or a girl
a mistake in the way a law, contract, etc. has been written which enables people
to legally avoid doing sth that the law, contract, etc. had intended them to do
cruel or violent behaviour
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04 Identity
06 Political life...
