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Vocabulary: experimental /ik-sper-uh-MEN-tl/ [adjective] – relating to tests, especially scientific ones The medicine is still in its experimental stage, so we cannot distribute them yet. streamline /STREEM-lahyn/ [verb] – to change something so that it works better, esp. by making it simpler The car manufacturer is currently looking for ways to streamline its production. regulatory /REG-yuh-luh-TO-ree/ [adjective] – of or relating to a person or organization whose job is to control an activity or process or to the regulations themselves The medicines regulatory agency is instructed to hold off the issuing of cough drops. shot /shot/ [noun] – an injection The employees are scheduled to take a flu shot this…
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Vocabulary: boundary /BOUN-duh-ree/ [noun] — a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something Mount Everest marks the boundary between China and Nepal. scrutinize /SKROOT-n-ahyz/ [verb] — to examine something very carefully in order to discover information They scrutinized all canned goods to see if they are poisonous as written in the report. isolated /AHY-suh-ley-tid/ [adjective] — not near to other places The farm is isolated; the nearest house is 25 kilometers away. composition /kom-puh-ZISH-uh n/ [noun] — the parts, substances, etc. that something is made of The chemical composition of water is two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. distinctness /dih-STINGKT-nes/ [noun] — the quality of…
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© New Guinea Highland Wild dog foundation via: CNN Vocabulary: exploration /ek-spluh-REY-shuhn/ [noun] ⁠— the activity of searching and finding out about something A new space exploration was launched last month by Space X. specimen /SPES-uh-muhn/ [noun] ⁠— something shown or examined as an example; a typical example The blood specimen were carefully collected and transfered to another laboratory. predecessor /PRED-uh-ses-er/ [noun] ⁠— someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series His predecessor worked in the company for almost ten years. reproduce /pronunciation/ [verb] ⁠— When living things reproduce, they produce young plants, animals,…
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© Romano Cagnoni/Hulton Archive/Getty Images via CNN Vocabulary: submerge /suhb-MURJ/ [verb] — to go below the surface of an area of water The diver is able to submerge underwater as deep as 243 meters. relocate /ree-LOH-keyt/ [verb] — to move to a different place The people are ordered to relocate to the next town due to the damages caused by the earthquake. drain /dreyn/ [verb] — if you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away Drain the remaining contaminated water before replacing it. reservoir /REZ-er-vwhar/ [noun] — a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake…
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