Everest mock exams, [6/2/2023 8: 09 pm] Today's reading vocabulary

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EVEREST MOCK EXAMS, [6/2/2023 8:09 PM] 
Today's reading vocabulary
Passage 1
Bats to the rescue
1) strained -showing the effects of worry or pressure 
Example: She looked rather strained and miserable 
B)( of a situation) not relaxed or friendly= tense 
Example: 
There was a strained atmosphere throughout the meeting. 
2) staple - used, needed, or enjoyed constantly usually by many individuals 
B) produced regularly or in large quantities 
staple crops such as wheat and rice 
3) subsistence-the state of having what you need in order to stay alive, but no more 
Example : 
Many people in the town feed their families by subsistence, an economic lifestyle characterized 
by living off the land. 
4) thrive ( C1 ) = prosper = flourish
Example: 
His business thrived in the years before the war. 
She seems to thrive on stress. 
5) devastate = destroy
6) insectivorous - hasharotxòr
7) implication( C2 ) -an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly 
Example : From what she said, the implication was that they were splitting up. 
B)the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future ( C1 )

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The company is cutting back its spending and I wonder what the implications will be for our 
department. 
C)an occasion when you suggest or show that someone is involved in a crime( C2 )
The case depended upon his implication of his co-workers in the fraud. 
8) feast - large or special meal, especially for a lot of people and to celebrate something( C2)
Example: 
The women were busy preparing the wedding feast. 
B)day or period of time when there is a religious festival( C2)
the feast of Christmas 
📝 note feast (on something) to eat a large amount of food with great pleasure 
We sat in the yard feasting on barbecued chicken and beer. 
9) plague( C2 ) -to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of 
time 
Example: 
Financial problems have been plaguing their new business partners. 
B) the plague - òlat kalaligi ( C2 )
C) a plague of something 
Example: 
a large number of things that are unpleasant or likely to cause damage: 
a plague of insects 
10) swarm -a large group of insects all moving together 
*a swarm of bees/wasps/ants/locusts 
*The dead sheep was covered with swarms of flies. 
B)a large group of people all moving together 
*A swarm of/Swarms of photographers followed the star's car 
11) paddy- a field where rice is grown 
12) buzz -to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes ( C2 )
I can hear an insect buzzing. 

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My phone buzzed at five in the morning and woke me. 
13) forage -of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions. 
"the birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds" 
14) stakes were high - involves a lot of risk or serious consequences. 
Notes 📝 also stakes can be low
15) roost - qònoq
16) sacred( C1) = holy
17) crop yields = crop harvests
18) regeneration-the act of something growing or being grown again: 
The treatment promotes regeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord. 
B) the act of improving a place or system, especially by making it more active or successful: 
The council is committed to a programme of urban regeneration. 
EVEREST MOCK EXAMS, [6/2/2023 8:09 PM] 
Passage 2
Does education fuel economic growth
1) compile( C1 ) -to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or 
list 
Example: 
We're compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject. 
2) ledger- a book or other collection of financial accounts 
3) census- a count for official purposes, esp. one to count the number of people living in a 
country and to obtain information such as age, sex, race, etc 
4) conundrum-a problem that is difficult to deal with 
Example: 
Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be a real conundrum for working parents. 
5) slate -toshtaxta it ll send its 📸

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6) asset- mol-mulk ( C1)
7)obstacle = difficulty ( C1)
Example: 
The biggest obstacle in our way was a tree trunk in the road. 
This decision has removed the last obstacle to the hostages' release 
8) sew -tikmoq 
9) descendant ( C2) a person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or 
grandchild: 
He has no descendants. 
They claim to be descendants of a French duke. 
10) chastise- punish sb physically
11) sermon -xutba, maruza
12) spinster - qari qiz ( old fashioned)
13) reprimand-"strong official criticism of a person or their behaviour : 
His boss gave him a severe reprimand for being late. 
14) weaver -tòquvchi
15) guild- an organization of people who do the same job or have the same interests 
the Writers' Guild 
16) summon -to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially 
arrange a meeting of people ( C2 )
General Rattigan summoned reinforcements to help resist the attack. 
On 20 July, the town council was summoned to hear an emergency report on its finances. 
We were summoned to the headmaster's office. 
17) undermine to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to 
make something weaker, often gradually ( C2 )
The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his 
position/him. 
Criticism just undermines their confidence. 
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Passage 3
Timur Gareyev 🇺🇿
1) blindfold - I ll send its 📸
2) get kicks - to get enjoyment or pleasure. Example:
He gets his kicks from embarrassing his teammates 
3) prowess = skills
*athletic/sporting prowess 
4) uninitiated-not having knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity Example: 
The author's goal was to introduce uninitiated readers to the area. 
5) patchy -If information is patchy, only small parts of it are known 
Example: 
My knowledge of physics is pretty patchy 
6) exhaustion-the state of being extremely tired ( B2 )
She felt ill with/from exhaustion. 
7) tentative -of an arrangement, agreement, etc.) not definite or certain because you may want to 
change it later ( C1)
We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday. 
tentative conclusions 
8) alocate( c1) to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a 
particular way 
Example: 
The government is allocating £10 million for health education 
9) dedicated-believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time and energy to it 
(C1)
a dedicated father/teacher 
She's completely dedicated to her work. 
The Green Party is dedicated to protecting the environment.