Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

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30 - Day Reading Challenge
Day 16 (Reading Passage 1: Going Nowhere Fast) 
Word list: 
1 
Scarcely (adv) – only just or almost not (C2)
Example: I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident
2 
Belch out (v) – to produce a large amount of a substance such as gas or smoke, 
especially when this is unpleasant or harmful, or to be produced like this 
Example: The exhaust pipe belched out dense black smoke
3 
Curb (v) – to control or limit something that is not wanted (C2)
Example: The government should act to curb tax evasion 
4 
Uphill struggle (n) – something that is very difficult to do and needs a lot of 
efforts and determination 
Example: Rehabilitation will be an uphill struggle 
5 
Lure (n) – the quality or power that something or someone has that make it, him, 
or her attractive (C2)
Example: The lure of fame/power/money 
6 
Hop into (v) – to go somewhere quickly or to go into or out of a vehicle quickly 
(C1)
Example: We hopped over to Bruges for the weekend 
7 
Stack (v) – a pile of things arranged one on top of another 
Example: He chose a cartoon from the stack of DVDs on the shelf 
8 
Status quo (n) – the present situation
Example: Certain people always want to maintain the status quo
9 
Doomed (adj) – certain to fail, die, or be destroyed 
Example: This is a doomed city 
10 
Envisage (v) - to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something 
good (C1)
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