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Word	Meaning	Advanced
conquer	v: to bring under control by force or authority
peninsula	n: a long piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but is linked to a larger part of the land
span	n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers
origin	n: the first existence or beginning of something
occupation	n: a person’s job or profession; the act of taking possession
colloquial	adj: used in ordinary or familiar conversation but not in formal speech or writing
vulgar	adj: not having sophistication or good taste; making explicit and offensive references to sex or bodily functions
indigenous	adj: someone or something that is native to or occurring naturally in a particular place
approximately	adv: close to a specific number or time but not exactly that number or time
syntax	n: the grammatical order or rule of words in a sentence
instance	n: a particular example or single occurrence of something
verb	n: a word or phrase that describes an action, state, or experience
conjugate	v: to give the different forms of a verb, as they vary according to voice, mood, tense, number, and person
noun	n: a word that generally functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects
gender	n: the range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them, especially when considering social and cultural differences rather than differences in biology
masculine	adj: having characteristics or an appearance that are usually regarded as typical or appropriate for men
lunar	adj: of or pertaining to the moon
feminine	adj: relating to women; having the features or appearance often associated with women
empire	n: a group of countries ruled by one leader or government
collapse	v: to fall down or give way suddenly, often after breaking apart
eventually	adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on
germ	n: a very tiny living that causes the disease; a piece of something such as an organism, concept, etc., capable of growing into a new one or part of one
Caliphate	n: an Islamic state under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph
oust	v: to force someone out of a position of power, job, place, or competition
Catholic	adj: universal and including many different types of things; related to or associated with the part of the Christian Church that has the Pope as its leader
consolidate	v: to make something more vital, more solid, or more certain
monarch	n: a person who rules a country, such as a king or queen
expel	v: to officially force someone to leave a school, organization, or country
combine	v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group
distinct	adj: noticeable from something else of a similar type
kingdom	n: the country ruled by a king or queen
adopt	v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own
locate	v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something
conquest	n: the act or process of taking control of a country, area, or situation
estimate	v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something
expense	n: the money, time, or effort incurred or required for something
poncho	n: a type of outer garment without arms, made from a single large piece of cloth with a hole in the center for the head
lexicon	n: all the words and phrases of a particular language or branch of knowledge, such as nautical or medical
replace	v: to take the place of something
Don	n: a Spanish gentleman; a university lecturer, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge
arguably	adv: used when expressing an opinion or idea that you believe can be proven true
contemporary	adj: belonging to the same or present time
fashionable	adj: popular at a particular time
revolt	n: to take violent action against authority, especially government or ruler
independence	n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence
sovereign	n: a king or queen
oppress	v: to treat people in a cruel and authoritarian way, especially by denying them the same freedoms, rights, etc. as other people
inhabitant	n: a person or an animal that lives in a particular place
mandarin	n: an influential and high-ranking official, notably in the civil service; the branch of Chinese, which is the official language of China
colon	n: the punctuation mark ( : ) used to introduce a list, summary, explanation, etc., or before reporting what someone has said; a significant part of the large intestine, the final section of the digestive system
entirely	adv: completely
occasionally	adv: now and then; sometimes but not often
intelligible	adj: capable of being understood or apprehended
retain	v: to keep or continue to possess or maintain something
unity	n: the condition of being together or in agreement
grammar	n: the set of structural constraints on speakers’ or writers’ composition of clauses, phrases, and words