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cohort: a group of people who share a common feature or aspect of behavior

conflagration: ​a very large fire that destroys a lot of land or buildings

snippet: a small piece of information or news

hair-raising: extremely frightening but often exciting

footage: part of a film showing a particular event

duck-and-cover: to hide under something and cover your face and head, as a way of trying to protect yourself, for example from a nuclear explosion

overwhelming: DJ[ˋəuvəˋhwelmiŋ]

suburb: DJ[ˋsʌbə:b]

bulldoze: to destroy buildings, trees, etc. with a bulldozer

viable: that can be done; that will be successful

rarefied: understood or experienced by only a very small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge or activity

crack: a sudden loud noise

boast: to talk in a way that shows you are too proud of something that you have or can do

veteran: a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war

The G.I. Bill, formally the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, is a U.S. law that provides educational and other benefits to veterans.

covenant: a promise to somebody, or a legal agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to somebody/something

enact: to pass a law

segregate: to separate people of different races, religions or sexes and treat them in a different way

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