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    Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate Unit 12 Vocabulary
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  • What does 'household name' mean? Use it in a sentence.
    A person, thing or name that has become very well known.
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  • What does 'draws huge crowds' mean? Use it in a sentence.
    To cause a lot of people to come/To attract a lot of people to you.
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  • What does 'overnight sensation' mean? Use it in a sentence.
    Someone who becomes very famous very quickly
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  • What does 'splashed across the newspapers' mean? Use it in a sentence.
    splash across/over: to put (something, such as a photograph or news headline) in a place or position where it will be easily seen by many people
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  • What does 'has a reputation for' mean? Use it in a sentence.
    The opinion that people have of someone or something, based on past behaviour or character. 
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  • What does 'diva' mean? Use it in a sentence.
    You can refer to a successful and famous female opera singer as a diva. It can also mean, a person who is difficult to please and demands a lot of attention
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  • What does 'media spotlight' mean? Use it in a sentence. 
    If someone is in the spotlight, they get public attention by being on television, in the newspapers, etc.:
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  • What does 'Ill-equipped to deal with ...' mean? Use it in a sentence.
    Not having the experience or preparation that is needed
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  • What does 'make a comeback' mean? Use it in a sentence. 
    Achieve a success after retirement, failure, or losing status in some way.
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  • What does '15 minutes of fame' mean? Use it in a sentence.
    15 minutes of fame is short-lived media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon.
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  • What is a gladiator?
    (in ancient Rome) a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.
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