Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"
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| 11 Marvel (v) – to show or experience great surprise or admiration Example: We paused to marvel at the view 12 Juvenile (adj) – relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult (C1) Example: Juvenile crime/offenders 13 Mind-boggling (adj) – extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine Example: She was paid the mind-boggling sum often million pounds for that film 14 Implication (n) – the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future (C1) Example: The company is cutting back its spending and I wonder what the implication will be for our department 15 Inbuilt (adj) – describes something that is an original part of something or someone and cannot be separated from them Example: An inbuilt advantage 16 Mounting (adj) – gradually increasing Example: Mounting anxiety 17 Dehydration (n) - to lose water, or to cause water to be lost from something, especially from a person’s body Example: Air travel dehydrates the body 18 Turbulent (adj) – involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence (C2) Example: A turbulent marriage 19 Conducive (adj) – providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist Example: Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a goodnight s sleep 20 Sustained (adj) -continuing fora longtime Example: The president’s speech was greeted by sustained applause 21 Forecast (v) – to say what you expect to happen in the future Example: The forecast a large drop in unemployment over the next two years IEL TS ZONE |