F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

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occupation (n): 1-a situation in which an army or group of people moves into and takes control of a place:
E.g.: the Italian occupation of Ethiopia

surrender (v): 1-to stop fighting and admit defeat:
E.g.: They would rather die than surrender (to the invaders).
​2-If you surrender to an experience or emotion, you stop trying to prevent or control it:
E.g.: I finally surrendered to temptation, and ate the last piece of chocolate.

capitulate (v): `1`-to accept military defeat:
E.g.: Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began.
​2-to accept something or agree to do something unwillingly:
E.g.: The sports minister today capitulated to calls for his resignation.

witch hunt (n)-an attempt to find and punish people whose opinions are unpopular and who are said to be a danger to society:
E.g.: In America, Senator McCarthy led a witch hunt against people suspected of being communists.

Pronunciation

museum-/mjuːˈziː.əm/

liberation-/ˌlɪb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/