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declaration
Noun
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A list of items for various legal purposes.
customs declaration
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When the captain of a batting side says an inning is closed.
against
Preposition
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In opposition, or not agreeing, to.
I am against that proposal. I think it is a bad idea.
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Pressed to.
He held her head against his chest.
racism
Noun
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Racism is the belief that all people of one race are different from all people of another race.
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Racism is the belief that one race is better than all others.
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Racism is the act of treating someone differently because of race.
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.
xenophobia
Noun
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The fear of strangers or foreigners.
That man was afraid of the new member beacuse he had xenophobia.