Gleerups: News

momentous very important

fear to worry that something bad has happened

merely only

unsinkable cannot sink

accommodation place to live

cuisine cooking

watertight no water can get in (or out)

hull the bottom part of a boat

intact not broken

inevitable cannot be stopped

insufficient not enough

figures numbers

maritime related to the sea

suffrage the right to vote

sea change a big change

campaigning events to bring about change

beneficial good

disobedience not following rules

arson a crime which involves fire

railings a fence made of metal poles

devote to give time/money/effort to sth

reconnaissance to get information, usually in war

aftermath the result of a serious event or accident

immense very big

vaporise to turn into a gas

ultimatum a threat, a warning

swiftly quickly

surrender to give up, to stop fighting

defiant proud no to obey

lunar module a small vehicle for a moon landing

culmination the final result

implore to beg, to ask desperately

privilege an opportunity to do something special

apprehensive nervous, concerned, worried

controversial liked by some, not by others

bitterness anger

statesmanlike like a serious politican

negotiate to discuss, to arrange

dismantle to get rid of, to take apart

Apartheid a political system based on race

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