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1
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plan for possible future outcomes

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Contingency

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You have no choice whether to do it or not

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Compulsory

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3
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Take it away or limit it

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Infringe

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4
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Not taking any unnecessary risks

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Prudence

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5
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A formal word for the making of laws

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Legislation

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By………….something you are effectively making it illegal

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Prohibiting

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7
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If you are liable for something, it means you have legal…………… for it

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Responsibility

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Sets of rules established by an organization

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Regulations

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9
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A building for Muslim worship

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Mosque

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10
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A place where people wash communally

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Bathhouse

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A stone building or room where someone is buried

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Tomb

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A tall, narrow building or part of a building

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Tower

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13
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Leader of an empire

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Emperor

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14
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A piece of baked clay used for covering walls

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Tile

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A type of smooth rock (often white) used in construction

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Marble

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16
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A ruler in Muslim country

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Sultan

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17
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A large building where an important person lives

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Palace

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18
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A person who designs a building

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Architect

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19
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Sudden, strong movements of wind

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Fierce gusts

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20
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A severe snow storm

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Blizzard

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21
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Be covered with a large quantity of something

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Buried

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22
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To fall down suddenly because of pressure and having no support

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Collapse

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23
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Something that protects someone or something from harm or injury

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Protection

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The average height of the sea, used as a standard for measuring heights and depths

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Sea level

25
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To walk a long distance, usually over mountains, through forests, etc

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Trek

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Unable to move or escape from a place of situation

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Trapped

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Possible when the necessary conditions exist

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Potential

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Obvious, or able to be seen or understood

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Apparent

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Easy or simple to do or understand

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Straightforward

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More important, bigger or more serious than something else

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Major

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Suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion

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Appropriate

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More serious than others of the same type

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Considerable

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Enough, or satisfactory for a particular purpose

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Adequate

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Not as serious as others of the same type

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Minor

35
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A large ape with red hair and long arms

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Orangutan

36
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A tropical forest that receives a lot of rain

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Rainforest

37
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To take something or someone into your possession, often by force

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Capture

38
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The act of cutting down trees for their wood

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Logging

39
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Someone who works to protect animals or plants from the effects of human activity

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Conservationist

40
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A place or building which has been set up to help animals in danger

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Rescue center

41
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A type of animal or plant that may soon no longer exist

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Endangered species

42
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The natural surroundings in which an animal or plant lives

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Habitat

43
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To strongly affect something

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Impact

44
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To remove or take out something

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Extract

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To happen

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Occur

46
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To gradually become less, worse or lower

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Decline

47
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To continue to live or exist

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Survive

48
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To change something to suit different conditions or uses

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Adapt

49
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To have an influence on something

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Affect

50
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To use something for an advantage

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Exploit

51
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A large building that has been made from different parts

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Structure

52
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A building that can be easily recognized, that helps you to locate where you are

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Landmark

53
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A large building with connected rooms, or a related group of buildings

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Complex

54
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A hard, rectangular block used to build walls and houses

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Brick

55
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Traditional buildings, art, etc which have existed in a culture for a long time

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Heritage

56
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The act of building something, especially houses, offices, etc

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Construction

57
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To keep something as it is and stop it becoming damaged

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Preserve

58
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An area on which new buildings are built to make a profit

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Development

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