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NEWS VOCABULARY

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  • SWOOP DOWN
    move quickly and suddenly downwards through air
  • CREMAINS
    the ashes of a cremated human body
  • TODDLER
    a young child who is just beginning to walk.
  • SHOVEL
    a tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, or other material.
  • ANCHOR
    newscaster (a person who reads out broadcast news stories)
  • OVERPASS
    a bridge by which a road or railway line passes over another
  • GETAWAY
    an escape or quick departure, especially after committing a crime.
  • LEFTOVER
    something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used.
  • CRIB
    a child's bed with barred or latticed sides; a cot.
  • TREK
    a long arduous journey, especially one made on foot
  • CONCRETE
    a building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water
  • TO SET A RECORD
    to achieve something no other person or thing has achieved She set a record for the most sales in the history of the company
  • TO BE ON THE LOOSE
    able to move freely
  • THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
    any present that gives enjoyment over and over
  • TO RAISE MONEY
    to collect, to gather, to get or to put together money
  • SPOKESWOMAN
    a woman who makes statements on behalf of a group or individual.
  • TO DISPATCH
    send off to a destination or for a purpose
  • BACK DECK
    Also called rear deck. the cover of a space behind the backseat of an automobile or the space itself.
  • VESSEL
    a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid
  • ARRANGEMENT
    a plan or preparation for a future event.
  • TO MISREAD
    to make a mistake in the way that you read something
  • CHUNK
    a thick, solid piece of something.
  • TO COMPILE
    produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources
  • ENTANGLE
    cause to become twisted together with or caught in
  • EXASPERATION
    a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance
  • SCRATCH-OFF
    a small card that you can buy to try to win a prize, with a thin layer that you rub off in order to see if you have the winning numbers on it
  • GRIEVANCE
    a real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment. Injustice.
  • BLIZZARD
    a severe snowstorm with high winds
  • TO RECALL
    to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember
  • CUSTOM-MADE
    made or done to order for a particular customer.
  • WINDSCREEN
    a window at the front of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle; a windscreen
  • FLABBERGASTED
    greatly surprised or astonished
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