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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
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Day 23 (Reading Passage 2: Selling the health benefits of enriched
‘phoods’)
Word list:
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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: |
