Pronunciation Challenge 【TED-Ed】 Did the Amazons really exist? - Adrienne Mayor

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Which fictional character would you wish to be real?

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Were Amazons merely figures of myth, or something more? It was long assumed that they were imaginary, like the cyclops and centaurs. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, and China also featured Amazon-like warrior women.

Key Vocabulary

1. merely

merely

[ˈmɪr.li] (adv.)

simply

[ˈsɪm.pli] (adv.)

2. assume

assume

[əˈsuːm] (v.)

assumption

[əˈsʌmp.ʃən] (n.)

3. feature

feature

[ˈfiː.tʃɚ] (v.)

feature

[ˈfiː.tʃɚ] (n.)