11 Retain (vb to keep or continue to have something (C2) Example: She has lost her battle to retain control of the company 12 Cue (n) – a signal for someone to do something Example: They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party. Day 19 (Reading Passage 1: The MIT factor celebrating 150 years of maverick genius by Ed Pilkington) Word list 1 Boundary (n) – the limit of a subject or principle (C1) Example: Electronic publishing is blurring the boundaries between dictionaries and encyclopedia 2 Unleash (v) – to suddenly release a violent force that cannot be controlled Example: At worst, nuclear war could be unleashed 3 Leap into (v) – to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another (C2) Example: He leaped out of his car and ran towards the house 4 Down-to-earth (n) – practical, reasonable, and friendly (C1) Example: She is down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions 5 Enshrine (v) – to contain or keep something as if in a holy place Example: Almost two and a half million war dead are enshrined at Yasukuni 6 Standing (n) – reputation, rank, or position in an area of activity, system, or organization Example: As a pathologist of considerable standing, his opinion will have a lot of influence 7 Suffuse (v) – to spread through or over something completely Example: His voice was low and suffused with passion 8 Conquer (v) – to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an unreasonable fear (C1) Example: He has finally conquered his fear of spiders 9 Iterative (adj) – doing something again and again usually to improve it
