11. Retain (v) – to keep or continue to have something (C2)
Example: She has lost her battle to retain control of the company 12. Cue (n) – a signal for someone to do something
Example: They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party.
Day 19 (Reading Passage 1: The MIT factor: celebrating 150 years of maverick genius by Ed Pilkington) Word list: 1.Boundary (n) – the limit of a subject or principle (C1)
Example: Electronic publishing is blurring the boundaries between dictionaries and encyclopedia 2. Unleash (v) – to suddenly release a violent force that cannot be controlled
Example: At worst, nuclear war could be unleashed 3. Leap into (v) – to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another (C2)
Example: he leaped out of his car and ran towards the house 4. Down-to-earth (n) – practical, reasonable, and friendly (C1)
Example: She is down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions 5. Enshrine (v) – to contain or keep something as if in a holy place
Example: Almost two and a half million war dead are enshrined at Yasukuni 6. Standing (n)– reputation, rank, or position in an area of activity, system, or organization
Example: As a pathologist of considerable standing, his opinion will have a lot of influence 7. Suffuse (v) – to spread through or over something completely
Example: His voice was low and suffused with passion 8. Conquer (v) – to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an unreasonable fear (C1)
Example: He has finally conquered his fear of spiders 9. Iterative (adj) – doing something again and again usually to improve it
Example: Iterative processes 10. Sparkling (adj) – energetic and interesting (C1)
Example: A sparkling performance
