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Week 11
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1.collapse

Explain: If a building or other structure collapses, it suddenly falls down.

Example: The trial collapsed amid allegations that officers fabricated evidence.

2.drought

Explain: A long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die.

Example: This has been despite a well-documented two year goal drought.

3.starvation

Explain: A situation in which people and animals suffer or die because they do not have enough to eat.

Example: Millions are threatened by starvation and disease each year.

4.humid

Explain: Hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable.

Example:Create a humid atmosphere for house plants by lining the bath with capillary matting.

5. rustle

Explain: To make a sound like the one that leaves or sheets of paper make when they move.

Example: The leaves on the branch rustled and shook.

6.barrel

Explain: A round wooden, metal, or plastic container with a flat top and bottom, used for storing liquids.

Example: Their customers drink a million barrels of beer a year.

7.quintuplet

Explain: A baby who is born at the same time as four other babies in its family.

Example: A story about the birth of quintuplets shouldn't send all expectant couples scurrying to buy 5 cribs.

8.breeze

Explain: a light wind

Example: The curtains fluttered gently in the breeze.

9.generate

Explain: To make a lot of people express feelings or opinions about something.

Example: More and more of the money in state budgets is generated by state and local lotteries.

10.orient

Explain: To have a particular emphasis or goal.

Example: The news programs are increasingly oriented to what we call “infotainment.”

11. soak

Explain: To put something into a liquid and leave it there for a period of time.

Example: If you want your paste to not be green, soak the pistachios overnight, and then remove the skins with a tea towel.

12.aeronautics

Explain: The science of making or flying airplanes.

Example: The leading industries are steel, machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aeronautics, electronics, mining, and textiles.

13. audible

Explain: Loud enough for people to hear.

Example: The sound of a door opening was clearly audible.

14. build up

Explain: To make someone bigger, healthier, and stronger, especially by making them eat more.

Example: You need lots of fresh fruit to help build you up.

15. consistent

Explain: Continuing or developing steadily in the same way.

Example: Since joining the team last year, he has become our most consistent performer.

16. readily

Explain: easily.

Example: Some computer instructions cannot be readily understood.

17. on the go

Explain: Very busy or active.

Example: I've been on the go since six o'clock this morning.

18. exception

Explain: Someone or something that is different in some way from other people or things and so cannot be included in a general statement.

Example: There is an endless list of possible exceptions to this general outlook that may arise during the game.

19. drawback

Explain: A feature of something that makes it less useful than it could be

Use the word in a sentence.

Example: While many of the objectives in these codes are positive, their main drawback is that they are voluntary.

20. distracted

Explain: Not able to concentrate on something

Example: All that summer Rosie seemed distant and distracted.

21.sole

Explain: being one only; single.

Example: My sole objective is to make the information more widely available.

22.distracted

Explain: unable to think about or pay attention to something : unable to concentrate.

Example: If you're feeling distracted, take a break.

23.frame

Explain:the basic structure and shape of the body of a person or animal.

Example:She had to extend every inch of her five-foot frame to reach the top shelf.

24.accordingly

Explain:in a way that is suitable or right for the situation

Example:When we receive your instructions we shall act accordingly.

25.drawback

Explain: something that causes problems

Example: The only drawback to the plan is that we don't have the time it requires.

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