The definitions and parts
of speech below indicate how the words in this unit are used. The words
below are listed alphabetically by Lesson Unit.
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Vocabulary Word |
Part of Speech |
Definition |
Unit
9 Introduction |
foster |
verb |
help
develop |
pool |
verb |
contribute to a common set of resources |
Unit
9 reading passage |
bold |
adjective |
courageous, daring |
breakthrough |
noun |
a big jump in
progress despite longtime resistance |
debt relief |
adjective
noun |
releasing poor countries from obligation to pay back money to rich
countries |
dire |
adjective |
disastrous,
terrible, very serious |
dweller |
noun |
resident, person who lives in a place |
impoverishment |
noun |
reducing to a state
of poverty |
preventable |
adjective |
something that can be prvented or stopped from
occurring |
slum |
noun |
heavily
populated area where housing and general living conditions are extremely
poor |
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