Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

Day 28 (Reading Passage 1: Andrea Palladio: Italian architect)
Word list:
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Prosperous (adj) – successful, usually by earning a lot of money (C1)
Example: In a prosperous country like this, no one should go hungry 
2 
Apprentice (n) – someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a
particular period of time
Example: Most of the work was done by apprentices 
3 
Commission (v) – to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work 
Example: The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst of the 
fashion industry 
4 
Promising (adj) – shows signs that it is going to be successful or enjoyable (C1)
Example: They won the award for the most promising new band of the year
5 
Resemblance (n) – the fact that two people or things look like each other or are 
similar in some other way (C2)
Example: There was a clear family resemblance between all the brothers
6 
Alienate (v) – to make someone feel that they are different and do not belong to a 
group 
Example: Disagreements can alienate teenagers from their families 
7 
Leaven (v) – to make something less boring 
Example: Even a speech on a serious subject should be leavened with a little 
humor 
8 
Uncompromising (adj) – if people or their beliefs are uncompromising, they are 
fixed and don not change, especially when faced with opposition 
Example: The city council has taken an uncompromising stand against the
proposals for the new building
9 
Impart (v) – to give something a particular feeling, quality, or taste
Example: Preservatives can impart color and flavor to a product
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