© CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. pavilion /puh-VIL-yuhn/ [noun] – a large building in which sports or entertainment takes place The pavilions in Dubai are being constructed in preparation for…
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© Frédéric Soltan/Corbis/Getty Images via CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. unrecognizable /uhn-rek-uhg-NAHZ-uh-buhl/ [adjective] – very different to before, or changed very much, and therefore not able to be recognized It…
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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. televised /TEL-uh-vahyzt/ [adjective] – shown on television Mind telling me about the televised press conference of the president? I missed it yesterday. compliant /kuhm-PLAHY-uhnt/ [adjective] –…
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© Liu Zhongjun via CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. hit the road / hit thu rohd/ [phrasal verb] – set out on a journey On our first day in Vietnam,…
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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. nasal /NEY-zuhl/ [adjective] – related to the nose Could you drop by the pharmacy and buy me a nasal spray when you go out later? administer…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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