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outcome
/ˈaʊtˌkəm/
noun
the result or consequence of a situation, event, or action
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setback
/ˈsɛtˌbæk/
noun
a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse
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downpour
/ˈdaʊnpɔɹ/
noun
a brief heavy rainfall
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outbreak
/ˈaʊtˌbɹeɪk/
noun
the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease or war
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upbringing
/ˈəpˌbɹɪŋɪŋ/
noun
the way that our parents care for us or teach us to behave in our childhood
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backdrop
/ˈbækˌdɹɑp/
noun
a piece of painted cloth that is hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery
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downfall
/ˈdaʊnˌfɔɫ/
noun
the cause or source of a person's ruin or failure
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letdown
/ˈɫɛtˌdaʊn/
noun
a feeling of disappointment or sadness due to something not meeting one's expectations or hopes
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uprising
/ˈəˌpɹaɪzɪŋ/, /əˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
noun
a situation in which people join together to fight against those in power
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washout
/ˈwɑˌʃaʊt/
noun
a complete or disappointing failure
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latitude
/ˈɫætəˌtud/
noun
the distance of a point north or south of the equator that is measured in degrees
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prime meridian
/pɹˈaɪm mɛɹˈɪdiən/
noun
an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole, which helps to measure how far east or west a place is on Earth
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equator
/ɪˈkweɪtɝ/
noun
a hypothetical line around the Earth that divides it into Northern and Southern hemispheres
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longitude
/ˈɫɑndʒəˌtud/
noun
the distance of a point east or west of the meridian at Greenwich that is measured in degrees
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hemisphere
/ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪɹ/
noun
one half of the earth divided by the equator
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parallel
/ˈpɛɹəˌɫɛɫ/
noun
imaginary lines that run horizontally around the Earth, used to measure how far north or south a place is from the middle of the Earth
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tropic
/ˈtɹɑpɪk/
noun
each of the two parallel and imaginary lines around the earth that is 23°26ʹ south or north of the equator
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antipode
/ˌæntɪˌpoʊd/
noun
a point or location on the opposite side of the Earth, exactly opposite another point, often used to describe places that are directly across from each other on the globe
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Pacific
/pəˈsɪfɪk/
noun
the biggest and deepest ocean in the world, stretching between Asia and the Americas, famous for its calmness and rich variety of sea life
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subcontinent
/səbˈkɑntɪnənt/
noun
a vast region that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
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