6. Equivalent (adj) – having the same amount, value, qualities and etc.:
Example: She is doing equivalent job in the new company but for more money 7. Aggravate (v)- to make a disease worse
Example: The treatment only aggravated the condition 8. Hazardous (adj)– dangerous (C2)
Example: A hazardous journey 9. Assemble (v) – to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group (C2)
Example: We assembled in the meeting room after lunch 10. Mend (v) – to repair something that is broken or damaged (B1)
Example: Could you mend this hole in my shirt? 11. Landfill (n) – the process of getting rid of large amount of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish is buried
Example: 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites 12. Casts-offs (n) – things, usually clothes that you no longer want
Example: I always had to wear my sisters’ cast-offs as a child 13. Absorb (v) – to take in, especially gradually (B2)
Example: Plants absorb carbon dioxide 14. High-end (adj) – intended for people who want very good quality products and who do not mind how much they cost
Example: High-end video equipment 15. Accelerate (v) – when a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases (C2)
Example: I accelerated to overtake the bus
Day 23 (Reading Passage 2: Selling the health benefits of enriched ‘phoods’) Word list: 1. Eradicate (v) – to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad (C2)
Example: The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption 2. Boost with (v) –to improve or increase something (B2)
Example: The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices
