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collapse verb; /kəˈlæps/ start learning		Something collapses when all its parts fall down or give away. A building or a bridge collapses when it breaks and all its parts fall down. A person collapses when they are tired and they fall into a chair or onto a bed. He was so tired, he just collapsed onto that chair.
invoke /ɪnˈvəʊk/ start learning		When someone invokes a rule, they use the rule in a specific situation. For the government to do that legally, they would have to invoke the "notwithstanding" clause of the constitution.
depression /dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ start learning		Feelings of severe melancholy and dejection. countable & uncountable Van Gogh suffered from depression for a long time before he killed himself.
odd odd time; /ɒd/ start learning		The odd time, drink, problem, etc. is one that happens sometimes, but not often. usually before the noun I don't really drink--just the odd beer at the weekend.
levy noun; person; /ˈlevi/ start learning		Someone drafted or conscripted into military service.
intrinsic /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk/ start learning		x is intrinsic to y if y is an important part of x. y must always have x as a part. Being able to think is intrinsic to being human.
compile /kəmˈpaɪl/ start learning		Someone compiles some things or ideas when they bring them together into one place. I need to compile a list of reasons not to go ahead with the project.

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