Adolescence /ˌæd

tolerate /ˈtɒl. ə r.eɪt/ /ˈtɑː.lə.reɪt/ verb [ T ] ACCEPT
1. to accept behaviour and beliefs which are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
I will not tolerate that sort of behaviour in my class.
[ + -ing verb ] I won't tolerate ly ing .
tolerate /ˈtɒl. ə r.eɪt/ /ˈtɑː.lə.reɪt/ verb [ T ] DEAL WITH
2. to deal with something unpleasant or annoying, or to continue existing despite bad or difficult conditions
It seems these ants can tolerate temperatures which would kill other species.


UNIT 10 Reaching for the skies


asteroid /ˈæs.t ə r.ɔɪd/ /-tə.rɔɪd/ noun [ C ]
one of many rocky objects, with widths from over 900 kilometres to less than one kilometre, which circle the sun
astronaut /ˈæs.trə.nɔːt/ /-nɑːt/ noun [ C ]
a person who has been trained for travelling in spacecraft