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B2 Upper intermediate

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  • advocate

    • bleak

      • decimate

        • habitat

          • incentive

            • legislation

              • marsupial

                • vulnerable

                  Book 1 · Lesson 1
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                  decimate
                  habitat
                  advocate
                  bleak
                  to publicly support or argue for a cause or policy
                  not hopeful or encouraging
                  to destroy or severely reduce a large part of something
                  the place or type of place where a plant or animal naturally lives or grows
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                  marsupial
                  vulnerable
                  incentive
                  legislation
                  something that encourages a person to do something
                  a law or set of laws made by a government
                  a type of animal (such as a kangaroo or koala) that carries its babies in a pocket of skin on the mother's stomach
                  easily hurt or harmed; open to damage or attack
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                  /ˈædvəkeɪt/
                  12
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                  /bliːk/
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                  /ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/
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                  /ˈhæbɪtæt/
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                  /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
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                  /ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/
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                  /mɑːrˈsuːpiəl/
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                  /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/
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                  Which syllable is stressed in 'incentive'? /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
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                  Which syllable is stressed in 'legislation'? /ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/
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                  Which syllable is stressed in 'marsupial'? /mɑːrˈsuːpiəl/
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