1. Words adoptive = to become parent of a child that isn't your own claim

spacecraft = object that can reach space and travel to the sun and other planets

technology = objects and machines to make something work


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  according to = as reported by ...
  
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  acute = an illness that comes very quickly
  
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  although = while
  
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  announce = to say officially
  
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  attempt = try to do something
  
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  authorities = organisation in a government that controls and decides certain things
  
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  ban = stop; forbid
  
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  capable = able
  
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  create = make
  
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  demanding task = activity that is very difficult to do
  
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  double amputee = someone who has lost both legs or both arms
  
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  foreign= from another country
  
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  guide = a person who shows you the way
  
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  high altitude = very high place
  
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  hire = to pay money to a person for a job they do
  
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  historic = when something important happened in history
  
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  human= person
  
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  human rights organisation = organisation in which people fight for the basic rights that everyone should have, like the right to vote or freedom of the press
  
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  in addition = also
  
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  law = rule, regulation
  
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  local citizen= person who lives in the region
  
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  majority = most of
  
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  medical certificate = piece of paper you get from a doctor or hospital that shows you are fit to do something
  
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  mountaineer = person who climbs high mountains in their free time
  
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  occur = happen
  
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  official = person who is in a high position in an organisation
  
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