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30 - Day Reading ChallengeWord listIELTS ZONEDay 21 (Reading Passage 3: The Earth and Space Foundation)Word list:1 Chiefly (adv) – mainly
Example: The island chiefly attracts upmarket tourists2 Divert (v) – to cause someone or something to change direction (C2)
Example: Traffic will be diverted through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced 3 Stem from (v) – to start to develop as a result of something (C1)
Example: Her problems stem from difficult childhood 4 Split (v) – to
divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line (B2)
Example: The prize was split between Susan and Kate 5 Foster (v) – to encourage the development or
growth of ideas or feelings Example: I am trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children 6 Remnant (n) – small piece or amount of something that is left a larger
original piece or amount Example: She slathered lotion on her body 8 In the vicinity of (n) –
approximately Example: The team is believed to have paid in the vicinity of 3 million dollars for Domingo 9 Redundancy (n) – a situation in which something is unnecessary because
it is more than needed Example: The aircraft has seven computer systems running in parallel, so as to provide enough redundancy to cope with computer breakdowns 10 Starve (v) – to cause someone to become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat (C1)
Example: Whole communities starved to death during the long drought Share with your friends: