16. Lumbered with – if you get lumbered with something, you have to deal with something or someone that you do not want to
Example: I always seem to get lumbered with the job of cleaning up after a party 17. Disposable (adj) – describes a product that is intended to be thrown away after use (C2)
Example: disposable nappies; a disposable camera
Day 11 (Reading Passage 2: Establishing your birthrights) Word list: 1.Re-enact (v) – if you re-enact an event, you try to make it happen again in exactly the same way that it happened first time, often as an entertainment
Example: Police officers re-enacted the crime in an attempt to get witnesses to come forward 2. Authoritative (adj) – showing that you are confident, in control, and expect to be respected and obeyed
Example: She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant 3. Unyielding (adj) – completely unwilling to change a decision, opinion, demand and etc.
Example: Korea is unyielding in its demands for a new treaty 4. Instigate (v) – to cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin
Example: The government will instigate new measures to combat terrorism 5. Inevitable (adj) – certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented (C1)
Example: The accident was the inevitable result of carelessness 6. Shrug off (v) – to treat something as if it is not important or not a problem
Example: The stock market shrugged off the economic gloom and rose by 1.5 percent 7. Rage (n) – a period of extreme or violent anger (B2)
Example: Her sudden towering rages were terrifying 8. Hamper (v) – to prevent someone doing something easily
Example: Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors
