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Making Connections 3
Unit 2, Reading 4
| debate | discuss different opinions about a serious topic |
| alienated | feeling separate or unwelcome |
| diminish | reduce in size or importance |
| bland | not interesting; lacking a strong flavour |
| distinct | separate; clearly different |
| brand | a type of a product made by a specific company |
| distribute | spread over a wide area; hand out |
| countless | very many |
| dynamic | exciting; full of life |
| dismiss | decide that something is not worth considering |
| erosion | the gradual weakening or wearing away of something |
| icon | a famous person or thing that represents something of importance |
| inappropriate | not right for a particular situation |
| incrementally | happening in a series of small steps |
| inevitably | certainly |
| influx | the arrival of a large number of things or people |
| intricate | having a lot of small parts arranged in a very complicated way |
| prestigious | respected and admired |
| profanity | offensive, or bad, language |
| profound | felt or experienced strongly |
| relegate | put someone or something at a lower rank |
| static | not changing; remaining the same |
| unfounded | not based on facts; untrue |
| value | an important principle or idea |
| vast | huge; enormous |