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Day 11 (Reading Passage 2: Establishing your birthrights)Word list 1 Re-enact (v) – if you reenact an event, you try to make it happen again inexactly the same way
that it happened first time, often as an entertainment
Example: Police officers reenacted the crime in an attempt to get witnesses to come forward2 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 fora new treaty 4 Instigate (v) – to cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions
or a formal process beginExample: The government will instigate new measures to combat terrorism Share with your friends: