Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

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Brim with (v) – to become full of something, especially a liquid 
Example: Her eyes brimmed with tears when she heard that she was alive 
4 
Disparate (adj) – different in every way 
Example: The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to 
adopt from one to the other
5 
Disposable (adj) – describes a product that is intended to be thrown away after 
use (C2)
Example: Disposable nappies 
6 
Equivalent (adj) – having the same amount, value, qualities and etc.:
Example: She is doing equivalent job in the new company but for more money 
7 
Aggravate (v) - to make a disease worse 
Example: The treatment only aggravated the condition 
8 
Hazardous (adj) – dangerous (C2)
Example: A hazardous journey 
9 
Assemble (v) – to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a 
single group (C2)
Example: We assembled in the meeting room after lunch 
Example: The remnants of last night’s meal
7 
Extraterrestrial (adj) – coming from outside the planet Earth 
Example: Extraterrestrial beings

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Mend (v) – to repair something that is broken or damaged (B1)
Example: Could you mend this hole in my shirt?
11 
Landfill (n) – the process of getting rid of large amount of rubbish by burying it, or 
a place where rubbish is buried 
Example: 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites 
12 
Casts-offs (n) – things, usually clothes that you no longer want 
Example: I always had to wear my sisters’ cast-offs as a child