Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"


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Absorb (v) – to take in, especially gradually (B2)
Example: Plants absorb carbon dioxide 
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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 
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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:

Eradicate (v) – to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad (C2)
Example: The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption 

Boost with (v) – to improve or increase something (B2)
Example: The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices

Unveil (v) – if you unveil something, you show it or make it known for the first time 
Example: A new government policy on forests is due to be unveiled in April 

Attribute (v) – 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 

Empower (v) – to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something 


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Example: This amendment empowers the president to declare an emergency for 
a wide range of reasons 

Rock solid (adj) – not likely to move or break 
Example: I have fixed the table – it is rock-solid now 

Bewildered (adj) – feeling confused
Example: Arriving in a strange city at night, I felt alone and bewildered 

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