reading the news unit 01 vocabulary
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Selected words from "Reading the News" -- an ESL textbook based on feature articles from the International Herald Tribune.
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mortify (vb)
to cause to feel embarrassed or ashamed
subsidize (vb)
to support financially
competitiveness
the ability to be as good or better than somebody
else
currency
money
mix with (vb)
put together with; combine
giggle
a small laugh
she beamed
she smiled happily
blurt [something] out
to say something suddenly
demolish
tear down, knock down
flee
to run away
cop (n)
policeman
sprouting up
growing quickly; appearing suddenly
an obsession
an idea or thought that a person always thinks about.
I want an iPhone. If only I had an
iPhone! If I had an iPhone I could…
fidgeting
moving nervously or impatiently
transplant (vb)
to move something from one place to another
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