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Reading for Today 11
Chapter 11 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Insulated (adj) | to cover or protect something with a material that stops electricity, sound, heat etc from getting in or out |
survive (V) | to continue to live after an accident, war, or illness |
remnants (N) | a small part of something that remains after the rest of it has been used, destroyed, or eaten |
garments (N) | a piece of clothing (formal) |
alerted (V) | made someone realize something important or dangerous |
gear (N) | a set of clothes that you wear for a particular occasion or activity |
unprecedented (adj) | never having happened before, or never having happened so much |
perspective (N) | a way of thinking about something, especially one which is influenced by the type of person you are or by your experiences (point of view) |
elements (N) | weather conditions |
autopsy (N) | an examination of a dead body to discover the cause of death |
put on ice (V) | to delay doing anything about a plan or idea |
defrost (V) | make something get warmer until it is not frozen |
shed new light (V) | to get a new understanding |
revelation (N) | the act of suddenly making known a surprising fact that had previously been secret |
theorize (V) | to think of a possible explanation for an event or fact |
disclosed (V) | to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret |
as well as | in addition to something or someone else |
violent | brutal |