Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"



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Marvel (v) – to show or experience great surprise or admiration
Example: We paused to marvel at the view
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Juvenile (adj) – relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult (C1)
Example: Juvenile crime/offenders
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Mind-boggling (adj) – extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine
Example: She was paid the mind-boggling sum often million pounds for that film
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Implication (n) – the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future (C1)
Example: The company is cutting back its spending and I wonder what the
implication will be for our department
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Inbuilt (adj) – describes something that is an original part of something or someone and cannot be separated from them
Example: An inbuilt advantage
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Mounting (adj) – gradually increasing
Example: Mounting anxiety
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Dehydration (n) - to lose water, or to cause water to be lost from something, especially from a person’s body
Example: Air travel dehydrates the body
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Turbulent (adj) – involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence (C2)
Example: A turbulent marriage
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Conducive (adj) – providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist
Example: Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a goodnight s sleep
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Sustained (adj) -continuing fora longtime
Example: The president’s speech was greeted by sustained applause
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Forecast (v) – to say what you expect to happen in the future
Example: The forecast a large drop in unemployment over the next two years
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