Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"
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- Anathema (n)
| 2 Declare (v) – to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially (B2) Example: They declared their support for the proposal 3 Asset (n) – something valuable belonging to a person or organization that can be used for the payment of debts (C1) Example: A company’s assets can consist of cash, investments, specialist knowledge 4 Lip service (n) – to say you agree with something but do nothing to support it Example: She claims to be in favor of training, but so far, she’s only paid lip ser- vice to the idea 5 Amend (v) – to change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document (C2) Example: MPs were urged to amend the law to prevent another oil tanker disaster 6 Eschew (v) – to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up Example: We won’t have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence IEL TS ZONE 30 - Day Reading Challenge 257 30 - Day Reading Challenge 7 Anathema (n) – something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of Example: Credit controls are anathema to the government 8 Deter (vb -to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for them to do it Example: These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack 9 Intrepid (adj) – extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations Example: A team of intrepid explorers 10 Desperate (adj) – needing or wanting something very much (B2) Example: They are desperate for help 11 Bombard (v) – to direct so many things at someone, especially to ask them so many questions, that they find it difficult to deal with them Example: The children bombarded her with questions Download 7.95 Mb. Share with your friends:
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