Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

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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 good night’s sleep
20 
Sustained (adj) -continuing for a long time 
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 
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30 - Day Reading Challenge
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Minute (adj) – extremely small (C2) 
Example: a minute amount 
Day 18 (Reading Passage 3)
Word list:
1 
Exclusively (adv) – only (C1)
Example: This offer is available exclusively to our established customers
2 
Grown-up (n) – an adult, used especially when talking to children (B2)
Example: Ask a grown-up to cut the shape out for you
3 
Insatiable (adj) – too great to be satisfied 
Example: Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite 
4 
Eagerness (n) – wanting very much to do or have something, especially
something interesting or enjoyable (B2)
Example: The children’s eager faces 
5 
Penetrate (v) – to move into or through something 
Example: Amazingly, the bullet did not penetrate his brain
6 
Ripe (adj) – completely developed and ready to be used (B2)
Example: Those bananas are not ripe yet – they are still green