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TOGY4W34 Terms

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Debris   the scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble or wreckage  
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Evacuate   to remove persons from a city, town, building, area, etc for reasons of safety, usually following or in anticipation of some emergency or disaster  
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Rubble   broken bits and pieces of anything, particularly something which has been demolished, and especially if it was constructed of rock or cement  
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Skyscraper   a relatively tall building, especially one used for business  
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Al-Qaeda (Arabic: "the base") (1)   a fundamentalist Sunni Muslim organization dedicated to global jihad ("struggle") and the installation of a worldwide caliphate (rule by a Muslim religious leader), after the elimination of Western secularism.  
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Al-Qaeda (Arabic: "the base") (2)   Founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980's as anetwork of loosely affiliated groups that attack and bomb in the attempt to disrupt the economies and influence of the secular West and to advance Islamic fundamentalism. Most infamous for the 9/11 attacks  
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Anthrax   an infectious disease transmitted by Bacillus anthracis, which can be communicated between mammals or through the air. Often fatal if the bacterium enters the lungs, it is usually treated by antibiotics. Anthrax is a weapon in germ warfare  
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Contaminate   to make impure or unusable by contact with something unclean or bad  
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Crisis   a condition of instability or danger, such as in social, economic, or political affairs, that leads to change  
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Hijack   1) to stop and rob a vehicle in transit; 2) to seize control of a moving vehicle by use of force, especially in order to reach an alternate destination  
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Patriotism   love of one's country; national loyalty; supporting and defending one's country  
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Security   1) safety; freedom from danger or risk; 2) precautions taken against crime, attack, etc  
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