Day 1 (Reading Passage 1: William Kamkwamba) Word list: Drop out of (V)



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Vocabulary

5. Abundant (adj) – more than enough
Example: An abundant supply of food
6. Intriguing (adj) – very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious (C2)
Example: An intriguing possibility/question
7. Puzzling (adj) – difficult to explain and understand
Example: it is a rather puzzling film
8. Presumably (adv) – used to say what you think is the likely situation (B2)
Example: They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment
9. En route (adv) – on the way to or from somewhere
Example: I stopped en route to the party and got some wine
10. Span (v) – to exist or continue for a particular length of time
Example: Tennis has a history spanning several centuries
11. Marvel (v) – to show or experience great surprise or admiration
Example: We paused to marvel at the view
12. Juvenile (adj) – relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult (C1)
Example: Juvenile crime/offenders
13. Mind-boggling (adj) – extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine
Example: She was paid the mind-boggling sum of ten million pounds for that film
14. Implication (n) – the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future (C1)
Example: The company is cutting back its spending and I wonder what the implication will be for our department
15. Inbuilt (adj) – describes something that is an original part of something or someone and cannot be separated from them
Example: An inbuilt advantage
16. Mounting (adj)gradually increasing
Example: Mounting anxiety
17. Dehydration (n) -to lose water, or to cause water to be lost from something, especially from a person’s body
Example: Air travel dehydrates the body

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