VOCABULARY BUILDING FROM A SHORT TEXT ABOUT 9/11 ATTACK
Calista Safrina Rahma (19202241100)
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9/11
September
11 attacks, also called 9/11 attacks, series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19
militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets
in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in U.S.
history. The attacks against New York City and Washington, D.C., caused extensive death and destruction
and triggered an enormous U.S. effort to combat terrorism. Some 2,750 people
were killed in New York, 184 at the Pentagon, and 40 in Pennsylvania (where one
of the hijacked planes crashed after the passengers attempted to retake the
plane); all 19 terrorists died (see Researcher’s Note: September 11 attacks).
Police and fire departments in New York were especially hard-hit: hundreds had
rushed to the scene of the attacks, and more than 400 police officers and
firefighters were killed.
The
September 11 attacks were precipitated
in large part because Osama bin Laden, the leader of the militant Islamic organization al-Qaeda, held naive beliefs
about the United States in the run-up to the attacks. Abu Walid al-Masri, an
Egyptian who was a bin Laden associate
in Afghanistan in the 1980s and ’90s, explained that, in the years prior to the
attacks, bin Laden became increasingly convinced that America was weak.
Vocabulary Building:
Hijack
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verb
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haɪ.dʒæk
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to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle
during a journey, especially using violence
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1. Two man hijacked an airplane and demanded some
money
2. He’s a leading suspect in the hijacking of the
jetliner
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Extensive
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adjective
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ɪkˈsten.sɪv
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covering a large area; having a great range
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1. A school with extensive grounds
2. Her knowledge about arts is extensive (she knows
a lot about arts
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Precipitate
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verb
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prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.teɪt
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to make something happen suddenly or sooner than
expected
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1. Cooling the beaker helps
precipitate the compound.
2. An invasion would certainly
precipitate a political crisis.
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Militant
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adjective
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mɪl.ɪ.tənt
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active, determined, and often willing to use force
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1. A militant leader
2. The group has taken a militant
position on the abortion issue
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Associate
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Verb
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əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt
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to connect someone or something in your mind with
someone or something else
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1. That organization is associated with the government.
2. Most people associate this brand with good
quality.
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