Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

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30 - Day Reading Challenge
Day 28 (Reading Passage 1: Andrea Palladio Italian architect)
Word list:
1
Prosperous (adj) – successful, usually by earning a lot of money (C1)
Example: Ina prosperous country like this, no one should go hungry
2
Apprentice (n) – someone who has agreed to work fora skilled person fora particular period of time
Example: Most of the work was done by apprentices
3
Commission (v) – to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work
Example: The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst of the
fashion industry
4
Promising (adj) – shows signs that it is going to be successful or enjoyable (C1)
Example: They won the award for the most promising new band of the year
5
Resemblance (n) – the fact that two people or things look like each other or are similar in some other way (C2)
Example: There was a clear family resemblance between all the brothers
6
Alienate (v) – to make someone feel that they are different and do not belong to a group
Example: Disagreements can alienate teenagers from their families
7
Leaven (v) – to make something less boring
Example: Even a speech on a serious subject should be leavened with a little
humor
8
Uncompromising (adj) – if people or their beliefs are uncompromising, they are fixed and don not change, especially when faced with opposition
Example: The city council has taken an uncompromising stand against the
proposals for the new building
9
Impart (v) – to give something a particular feeling, quality, or taste
Example: Preservatives can impart color and flavor to a product

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