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accelerated
Adjective
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If something is accelerated, it is being done faster than it usually is done.
The child was put into an accelerated education program because she was a fast learner.
plan
Noun
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A plan is a clear idea of what you will do, often for a particular goal.
Have you made any plans for tomorrow?
The school has announced a plan to open two new classrooms.
Buying the new factory is part of our growth plan.
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A plan is a technical drawing of a room, a building, a city, etc.
The plans show this area as housing, with no shopping nearby.
plan
Verb
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If you plan something, you decide what you will do.
We need to plan ahead so that we'll be ready.
We planned out the wedding very carefully.
I didn't plan to be here, but John asked me to come.
When do you plan on starting the new job?
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
action
Noun
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An action is something that you do, or something that happens, especially with motion.
At 3am, just west of the building, the plan was put into action.
There was a huge difference between my thoughts and my actions.
What they did was clearly wrong, but their actions were understandable.
The Health Authority is preparing to take legal action against the restaurants that fail to follow the regulations.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
repatriation
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noun
the act of returning to the country of origin
reinstallation
noun
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the act or process of reinstalling
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
reintegration
noun
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The process of reintegrating.
refugee
Noun
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A refugee is a person who is forced to leave their own country in order to escape war or natural disasters.
formerly
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adverb
(= once, at one time, erstwhile)
at a previous time
at one time he loved her
her erstwhile writing
she was a dancer once
displace
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verb
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
the refugees were displaced by the war
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verb
(= fire, terminate)
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
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verb
(= preempt)
take the place of or have precedence over
live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
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verb
(= move)
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Move those boxes into the corner, please
I'm moving my money to another bank
The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
persons
noun
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More than one person; considered individually