10 Mend (v) – to repair something that is broken or damaged (B1) Example: Could you mend this hole in my shirt? 11 Landfill (n) – the process of getting rid of large amount of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish is buried Example: 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites 12 Casts-offs (n) – things, usually clothes that you no longer want Example: I always had to wear my sisters castoffs as a child 13 Absorb (v) – to take in, especially gradually (B2) Example: Plants absorb carbon dioxide 14 High-end (adj) – intended for people who want very good quality products and who do not mind how much they cost Example: High-end video equipment 15 Accelerate (v) – when a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases (C2) Example: I accelerated to overtake the bus IEL TS ZONE Day 23 (Reading Passage 2: Selling the health benefits of enriched ‘phoods’) Word list: 1 Eradicate (vb to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad (C2) Example: The government claims to be doing all it canto eradicate corruption 2 Boost with (vb to improve or increase something (B2) Example: The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices 3 Unveil (vb if you unveil something, you show it or make it known for the first time Example: Anew government policy on forests is due to be unveiled in April 4 Attribute (vb to say or think that something is the result or work of something (C2) Example: The doctors have attributed the cause of the illness to an unknown virus 5 Empower (vb to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something
274 Example: This amendment empowers the president to declare an emergency for a wide range of reasons Share with your friends: |