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background
If you can hear something in the background, you can hear it quietly, but it is not the main thing that you can hear.
impressed
If you are impressed with something, you admire it.
achievement
Winning the championship was a significant achievement for the team.
reception
A reception is a formal party, such as a wedding reception.
ruin
If you ruin something, you spoil it completely.
venue
The concert venue is a place where an event happens.
warm
Someone who is warm is friendly; everyone was very warm and friendly.
accused
If you are accused of doing something illegal, someone says that you did it.
agriculture
Agriculture is the work of growing crops and keeping animals.
battle
A battle is a fight between different armies.
colony
A colony is a country that is controlled and ruled by another country.
crown
A crown is a special circle of gold or silver that a king or queen wears on their head.
decade
A decade is a period of ten years.
declare
If you declare something, you state it formally and officially.
independent
The adjective independent describes a country that is not controlled by another.
defeated
If you are defeated, you lose a battle or game.
defeat
The defeat was a hard blow to the team's morale.
distinct
Something that is distinct is clearly different from other things.
empire
An empire is a group of countries or an organization that is controlled by one person or government.
execution
An execution is when someone is killed as a punishment for a crime.
fall
The fall of the empire happened after a long period of decline.
gain
If you gain something, you get it.
height
The height of something is the time when it is most successful.
independence
Independence is a state where a country controls itself and is not controlled by another.
invade
If you invade a place, you attack it.
invasion
The country was launched by an invasion by the neighboring army.
lease
A lease is an official document that allows someone to use land or a building in return for money.
monarch
A monarch is a king or queen.
nomadic
Nomadic people are those who move around from place to place rather than staying in one place.
occupation
Occupation is when a group of people go into a place and take control of it.
oil
Oil is a thick dark liquid from under the ground that is used to make petrol.
opposed
If you are opposed to something, you believe that it is wrong and should stop.
rapid
The adjective rapid means fast.
republic
A republic is a country that has an elected government and does not have a king or queen.
revolution
A revolution is when the people of a country change their political system using force.
route
A route is a set of roads or paths that you use to get from one place to another.
rule
Rule is the authority to govern over something.
settle
If you settle somewhere, you go to live there and make it your home.
supporter
A supporter is someone who supports a person or team.
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