Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"


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Down-to-earth (n) – practical, reasonable, and friendly (C1)
Example: She is down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions

Enshrine (v) – to contain or keep something as if in a holy place
Example: Almost two and a half million war dead are enshrined at Yasukuni 

Standing (n) – reputation, rank, or position in an area of activity, system, or 
organization 
Example: As a pathologist of considerable standing, his opinion will have a lot of 
influence 

Suffuse (v) – to spread through or over something completely 
Example: His voice was low and suffused with passion 

Conquer (v) – to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an 
unreasonable fear (C1)
Example: He has finally conquered his fear of spiders 

Iterative (adj) – doing something again and again usually to improve it 
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30 - Day Reading Challenge
Example: Iterative processes 
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Sparkling (adj) – energetic and interesting (C1)
Example: A sparkling performance 
11 
Channel into (v) – to direct something into a particular place or situation (C2)
Example: Ditches were constructed to channel water away from the buildings 
12 
Forge ahead (v) – to suddenly make a lot of progress with something 
Example: The organizers are forging ahead with a programme of public events 
13 
Bury yourself in something – to give all your attention to something (C2)
Example: Since her marriage ended, she has buried herself in her work
Day 20 (Reading Passage 2: Gold dusters) 

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