Cambridge book -1 (Test-1) reading
VOCABULARY WORDS
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Reading passage-
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Delta- a triangular area of the
land at the mouth of the river where it splits into several channels
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Rumbling-a loud low dull
continuous noise
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Breakneck pace- moving at very high
speed
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Reclaim-reform, tame
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Seabed-bottom of a sea
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Ooze-pass gradually
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Buckle-clasp
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Crack-break
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Wedge-any shape that is
triangular in cross section
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Granite-plutonic rock, a very
hard rock consisting of mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar
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Consortium-an association of several
companies
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Dredge-a piece of equipment for
bringing up objects or mud from a river or seabed by scooping or dragging
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Bolster-support or strengthen
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Formidable-tending to produce fear
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Reading passage-2
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Notion-opinion, concept
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Attribute-assign
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Breakdown-fail, a mental or
physically breakdown
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Sanitation-arrangement to protect
public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and the
disposal of sewage
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Holistically-wholistically
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Endorse-support, declare one’s
public approval of someone or something
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Alienation-isolation , estrangement
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Reading passage-3
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Explicit-clear and detail with no
confusion and doubt
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Analogous-similar, alike
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Cole-a variety cabbage with
large leaves and a loosely packed head
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Integrate-mix, incorporate
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Inferential-( inference) a conclusion
reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
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Perplexing-confusing, puzzling,
baffling
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Deductive- a method of reasoning in
which a general rule or principle is used to draw a particular conclusion
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Equivalence-par
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1. Test-2
b. Reading passage-1
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Implement-apply
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Implicate-entail, show someone to
be involved in a crime
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Predominant-Present as the main
element
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Perceive-comprehend
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Prospective-likely to happen or to be
something in future
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Model-mould
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Collate-compare
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Reading passage-2
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Barrier-an obstacle that prevents
movement or access
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Disseminate-broadcast, spread
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Impede-hinder, block
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Dialect-accent
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Stark-complete
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Insularity-detachment
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Disrupted-broke up, cut off
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Reading passage-3
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Hinterland-a remote and undeveloped
area
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Disproportionate-too large or too small
in comparison with something else
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Dominant-prevalent
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Cosmopolitan-worldwide, universal
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Jostle-shove (come into rough
contact with while moving)
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Microcosm-example, model
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Absenteeism-habitual absence from
work
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Incentive-inducement, motivator
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In vain-without success
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Contention-argument, tilt,
controversy
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Tangibly-clear and definite; real,
able to be perceive by touch
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Reading passage-2
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Afflict-cause great unhappiness,
distress, physical pain or suffering in
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Freight-consignment, load, pay
load
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Wagon-any of various kind of
wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
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Sprawl-sit or lie with one’s
limbs spread out, dis organized
expansion of an urban area or industrial area into the nearby countryside
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Surpass-exceed, excel, pass
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Feasible-workable, executab
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Reading passage-1
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Conventional-formal
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Popping-up-popular
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Odour-smell, scent
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Stigmatise-accuse or condemn openly
or formally; classifyingor describe as disgraceful
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Reading passage-1
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Ethical-relating to moral
principles
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Eccentric-a person with an unusual
or odd personality
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Reading passage-2
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Prompt-quick, immediate
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Obtrusive-noticeable
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Impoverish-make poor, become poor
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Redundant-more than Is needed,
desired, or required
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Innate-inborn, congenital, natural
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Detrimental-causing harm or injury
(sometimes followed by to)
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Reading passage-3
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Lunar-relating to with moon
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Rheumatoid-relating to arthritis
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Psychiatric illness-mental disorders
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Audacious-intrepid, fearless
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Helix-spiral, coil
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Anatomy-figure, the bodily
structure of animal, person or plant
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Eugenics-the science of improving
a population by controlled breeding ,in such way as to increase the occurrence
of desirable mental and physical characteristics
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Genome-the complete set of genetic
material present in an animal, plant or
other life form
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Compendium-collection
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Cripple-disable
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Cystic-relating to a normal cyst(
as the urinary bladder
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Fibrosis-pathology
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Thalassaemia-an inherited form of anaemia
caused by synthesis of haemoglobin
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Curative-cure, remedy,
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Subtle-shrewd, highly refined,
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Predispose-make susceptible
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Scourge-threat, something causing
death
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Test-A
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Passage-1
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Requisite-required, necessary
,essential, needful
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Passage-2
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Passage-3
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Merge-join, combine, mix ,
unity
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Guise-appearance
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Extraordinary-beyond what is usual or
ordinary; highly unusual ,remarkable, exceptional,
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Momentous-very importance
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Magnitude-great size, extent
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Vicinity-locality, neighbourhood
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Unprecedented-new
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Terrestrial-relating to the earth or
dry land
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Colossal-great in size
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Occultation-an occasion when one
planet, the moon, , passes between another and observer, or in the front of a
planet’s source of light
