11 Incentive (n) – something that encourages a person to do something (C2) Example: Tax incentives have been very effective in encouraging people to save and invest more of their income Day 17 (Reading Passage 2: Bird Migration) Word list 1 Superior (adj) – better than average or better than other people or things of the same type (C1) Example: This is clearly the work of a superior artist 2 Ingenious (adj) – very clever and skillful, or cleverly made and involving new ideas and methods Example: An ingenious solution 3 Plentiful (adj) – if something is plentiful, there is a lot of it available Example: Strawberries are plentiful in the summer 4 Accumulate (v) – to collect a large number of things over along period of time (C2) Example: As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes 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 IEL TS ZONE
267 30 - Day Reading Challenge Word list 10 Span (v) – to exist or continue fora particular length of time Example: Tennis has a history spanning several centuries