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unable

B1Frequent NGSL-2

UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/US /ʌnˈeɪbl/

adjective

not having the skill, strength, time, knowledge, etc. to do something

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED

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animals, and incomprehensible people, fighting senseless wars, dying of poverty and AIDS, unable to speak for themselves and waiting to be saved by a kind, white foreigner.

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