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 ludicrous | a. ridiculous and unreasonable; that you can not take seriously |
| sanctuary | n. an area where wild birds or animals are protected and encouraged to breed |
| landfill | n. an area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth |
| tumour | n. a mass of cells growing in or on a part of the body where they should not, usually causing medical problems |
| shoreline | n. the edge of the sea, the ocean or a lake |
| trace of | idiom. a very small amount of sth |
| pristine | a. fresh and clean, as if new |
| ransom | n. money that is paid to sb so that they will set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner by them |
| compensation | n. something, especially money, that sb gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged sth that you own |
| induce | v. to persuade or influence sb to do sth |
| combatant | n. a person or group involved in fighting in a war or battle |
| predominant dominant | a. most obvious or noticeable SYN |
| spoil | v. to change sth good into sth bad, unpleasant, useless, etc. |
| devise think up | v. to invent sth new or a new way of doing sth SYN |
| captive | n/a. a person who is kept as a prisoner, especially in a war |
| medieval | a. connected with the Middle Ages |
| underscore | v. underline |