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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. torrential /taw-REN-shuhl/ [adjective] – used to refer to very heavy rain The coast has been battered by torrential rain all week. impassable /im-PAS-uh-buhl/ [adjective] – an impassable road or path cannot be traveled on because of bad weather conditions or because it is blocked The mud made the roads impassable. infrastructure /IN-fruh-struhk-cher/ [noun] – the basic systems and services, such as transportation and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively The industry was accused of having invested little in workers, plants, or infrastructure. abundance /uh-BUHN-duhns/ [noun] – the situation in…
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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. discharge /dis-CHAHRJ/ [verb] – if a company or organization discharges an employee, it makes them leave their job Spreading confidential information will immediately discharge a worker from employment. determine /dih-TUR-min/ [verb] – to discover the facts or truth about something The teachers determined that several students have cheated on their examinations. allegedly /uh-LEJ-id-lee/ [adverb] – used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved He was criticized for allegedly copying work from somebody else. falsify /FAWL-suh-fahy/ [verb] – to change something, such as a document, in order to…
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©Elijah Nouvelage / Bloomberg / Getty Images via CNN Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. federal /FED-er-uhl/ [adjective] – relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as the US My grandfather was a federal employee of the United States. recollection /rek-uh-lek-shuhn/ [noun] – a memory of something She has no recollection of what happened last Tuesday. indication /in-di-KEY-shuhn/ [noun] – a sign that something exists, is true, or is likely to happen His question is a good indication of interest. donor /doh-NER/ [noun] – a person who gives money or goods to…
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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. sector /SEk-ter / [noun] – a part of society that can be separated from other parts because of its own special character The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend. restriction /ri-STRIK-shuhn/ [noun] – an official limit on something The park is open to the public without restriction. go into /goh in-too/ [verb phrase ] – to start an activity, or start to be in a particular state or condition She wants to go into teaching. interaction /in-ter-AK-shuhn/ [noun] – an occasion when two or more people or things communicate with or react…
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©Pablo Barcelon via CNN Philippines Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. authorize /AW-thuh-rahyz/ [verb] – to give official permission for something to happen, or to give someone official permission to do something The school has authorized students to wear smart casual attire every Friday. amid /uh-MID/ [preposition] – in the middle of or surrounded by The old building stood like a rock amid the hurricane. imperative /im-PER-uh-tiv/ [adjective] – extremely important or urgent It is absolutely imperative that we finish this project by next week. metropolis /mi-TROP-uh-lis/ [noun] – a very large city, often the most important city in a large area…
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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. tobacco /tuh-BAK-oh/ [noun] – a substance smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc. that is prepared from the dried leaves of a particular plant Tobacco farming is profitable in some countries. strategic /struh-TEE-jik/ [adjective] – helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics This project needs strategic planning. reinforce /reE-in-FAWRS/ [verb] – to make something stronger You have to reinforce your ideas. urge /urj/ [verb] – to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing I will urge him to take up a new hobby. fund /fuhnd/ [verb] – to provide…
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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. constraint /kuhn-STREYNT/ [noun] – something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits Henry hasn’t been coming with us lately. Maybe lack of money is his main constraint. hospitality /hos-pi-TAL-i-tee/ [noun] – the food, drink, entertainment, etc. that an organization provides for guests or customers He’s currently looking for potential hospitality businesses for the conference party. vigilant /VIJ-uh-luhnt/ [adjective] – always being careful to notice things, especially possible danger Be vigilant of what you eat and drink. mitigation /mit-i-GEY-shuhn/ [noun] – a reduction in how harmful, unpleasant, or bad something is They created…
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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. provision /pruh-VIZH-uhn/ [noun] – the act of providing something The government is responsible for the provision of education for all children. contrast /kuhn-TRAST/ [verb] – if one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it Your actions contrast with your principles. norm /nawrm/ [noun] – an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with Non-smoking is now the norm in most workplaces. indisputable /in-di-SPYOO-tuh-buhl/ [adjective] – true, and impossible to doubt The internet has changed the world, it is indisputable fact. widespread /WAHYD-SPRED/ [adjective] – existing or…
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Vocabulary: I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me. outbreak /OUT-breyk/ [noun] – a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant The flu outbreak has reached epidemic proportions. virulent /VIR-yuh-luhnt/ [adjective] – a virulent disease or poison is dangerous and spreads or affects people very quickly A virulent form of the disease appeared in Belgium. pandemic /pan-DEM-ik/ [noun] – (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants What action can a country take against a pandemic? complacency /kuhm-PLEY-suhn-see/ [noun] – a feeling of calm…
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