Learning Global English: Unit 5

devoted	dedicated
document	record in detail
evidence	information and facts that help prove something
incident	a single distinct event
witness	someone who sees an event and reports what happened
authority	an expert whose views are taken as definitive

out of the ordinary	adj. unusual or striking.
can't tell apart	can't distinguish
run into	meet by chance
premises	land and the buildings that are on it
whereabouts	the general location where something is
outskirts	outlying areas (as of a city or town)
stranded	left behind or in a helpless situation
sought	looked for
vanish	disappear suddenly

adopt	take into one's family
seemingly	apparently
twist of fate	unplanned events that has a big impact on the future
inexplicable	incapable of being explained or accounted for
intuition	instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
malfunction	a failure to function normally
observe	observe with care or pay close attention to
previous	Earlier; happening before
routinely	regularly, frequently, typically
speculate	Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.
trigger	an act that sets in motion some course of events

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