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Day 27. Reading Passage 3 (Life on Mars?)



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30 DAY READING CHALLENGE

Day 27. Reading Passage 3 (Life on Mars?)
Word list

To draw up something (phr verb) 
- to prepare something in writing, esp. plans or a 
formal document.
Example: The lawyers drew up a contract over the weekend.
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Barren (adj) 
- unable to produce plants or fruit:
Example: We drove through a barren, rocky landscape..

Desolate (adj) 
- a desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or 
nothing pleasant in it.
Example: The house stood in a bleak and desolate landscape.

Hold the key (idiom) 
- to have control of something.
Example: Because the two main parties have won almost the same number o f votes,
the minority group holds the key to the result.

Viciously (adv) 
- in a way that is cruel and shows an intention to hurt or upset 
someone.
Example: The candidate viciously attacked his opponent in his speech.

Undertaking (n) 
- a job, task, or piece of work that someone has decided or agreed 
to do.
Example: 
a big/enormous/major undertaking. This is an enormous and most
ambitious undertaking.

Albeit (conj) 
- although.
Example: He tried, albeit without success.

To pump (v) 
- to force liquid or gas to move somewhere.
Example: Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute.

To mimic (v) 
- resemble or imitate.
Example: He mimicked her accent.
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To inhale (v) 
- to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs.
Example: She became ill shortly after inhaling the fumes.
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To emit (v) 
- to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance.


Example: The alarm emits a high-pitched sound if anyone tries to break in.

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