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To boycott (v) - to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval

Many people boycotted the singer’s shows after he was accused of racism

Atrocity (n) - an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act

The rebel army is accused of committing atrocities against women and children

Sterilisation (n) - the process of having a medical operation to make it impossible to have children

Although they discussed sterilisation, in the end they decided to just keep a careful eye on their dog!

Tantamount (adj) - being almost the same or having the same effect as something, usually something bad

Her refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission of guilt

Erroneous (adj) - wrong or false

The erroneous belief that the 2020 election was won by Donald Trump has caused a great deal of anger in the USA

Apartheid (n) - refers to a past South African system under which people of different races were legally separated and White people were given more political rights, education, and other advantages

Nelson Mandela was an important leader in the struggle against the apartheid regime

Cover up  (phrasal v) - to keep something unpleasant or illegal secret or hidden

The police tries to cover up the truth

Isolation (n) - the state of being separate, or kept separate, from other people or things

Japan had a policy of isolation until the late 19th century

Symbolic (adj) - used to refer to an action that expresses or seems to express an intention or feeling, but has little practical influence on a situation

He knelt on the floor as a symbolic gesture

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