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xederastruck →strike - to hit or attack someone or something forcefully or violently:
My golf was terrible today - I just didn't strike the ball well.
probe (n.) - a device that is put inside something to test or record information
run a test on sth - to perform a scientific examination to determine if something works, someone
is healthy, etc.:
Doctors ran tests to try to determine if the workers' health problems were work-related.
implications - the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future:
What are the implications of the new law?
defence (n.) - something that provides protection against attack from enemies, or against
something dangerous such as weather or an infection:
A good diet helps build the body's natural defences.
intentionally (adv.) - in a planned or intended way:
We don't know whether this was done intentionally or accidentally.
shrunk →shrink (v.) - to become smaller, or to make something smaller:
The company's profits have shrunk from $5.5 million to $1.25 million.
tumble (v.) - to fall or roll quickly and without control:
Rocks tumbled down the hill.
tidally - in a way that relates to the tide (= the rise and fall of the sea):
tidally generated electricity
librating→librate (v.) - (of a moon) oscillate or seem to oscillate.
The moon seemed to be librating twice as much as expected
wobble (v.) - to (cause something to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor
balance:
That bookcase wobbles whenever you put anything on it.
albeit - despite the stated thing; although:
The nation is adapting, albeit slowly, to the new global economy.
plateau (v.) - to reach a particular level and then stay the same:
I'd been losing about a pound a week on my diet, but recently I've plateaued and haven't lost an
ounce.
eject (v.) - to push, throw, or force something out of a place :
Small splatters of molten lava were ejected from the crater.
Terracotta Army
reveals secrets of
ancient footwear
slip (v.) - to slide without intending to:
Careful you don't slip - there's water on the floor.
resistant (adj.) - not easily changed or damaged, or not accepting of (something):
a stain-resistant carpet
replica - a copy of an object
The ship is an exact replica of the original Golden Hind.
dynasty - a series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family, or a period when a
country is ruled by them
The Mogul dynasty ruled over India for centuries.
aid (v.) - to help:
Huge projects designed to aid poorer countries can sometimes do more harm than good.
chariot - a two-wheeled vehicle that was used in ancient times for racing and fighting and was
pulled by a horse or horses
upturn (v.) - turn (something) upwards or upside down.
sole - the bottom part of the foot that touches the ground when you stand or walk, or the bottom
part of a shoe that touches the ground, usually not including the heel:
shoes with rubber soles
terracotta - hard, baked reddish-brown clay:
Our kitchen tiles are made from terracotta.
resemble (v.) - to look like or be like someone or something:
You resemble your mother very closely.
unearth (v.) - to find something by digging in the ground:
Artifacts more than 500 years old have been unearthed at the site.
