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077- Pink power Today's words: πŸ“Œ standing out πŸ“Œ flock πŸ“Œ thrive πŸ“Œ extinction πŸ“Œ wetland πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
077- Pink power words⁉️

⚠️ standing out:
βœ… to be very noticeable

⚠️ flock:
βœ… a group of sheep, goats or birds, or a group of people

⚠️ thrive:
βœ… to grow, develop or be successful

⚠️ extinction:
βœ… a situation in which something no longer exists

⚠️ wetland:
βœ… a large area of land covered with swamp or marsh

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078- UK nuclear station

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ plant
πŸ“Œ backed
πŸ“Œ deal
πŸ“Œ fossil fuels
πŸ“Œ consumers

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078- UK nuclear station Today's words: πŸ“Œ plant πŸ“Œ backed πŸ“Œ deal πŸ“Œ fossil fuels πŸ“Œ consumers πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
078- UK nuclear station Words⁉️

⚠️ plant:
βœ… a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place

⚠️ backed:
βœ… to give support to someone or something with money or words

⚠️ deal:
βœ… an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business

⚠️ fossil fuels:
βœ… fuels such as gas, coal and oil, which were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago

⚠️ consumers:
βœ… a person who buys goods or services for their own use

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079- Sumo in decline

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ comic
πŸ“Œ faint-hearted
πŸ“Œ gruelling
πŸ“Œ dwindling
πŸ“Œ dominated

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079- Sumo in decline Today's words: πŸ“Œ comic πŸ“Œ faint-hearted πŸ“Œ gruelling πŸ“Œ dwindling πŸ“Œ dominated πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
079- Sumo in decline Words⁉️

⚠️ comic:
βœ… making you want to laugh; funny

⚠️ faint-hearted:
βœ… describes someone who is not confident or brave and dislikes taking unnecessary risks

⚠️ gruelling:
βœ… (US usually grueling) extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination

⚠️ dwindling:
βœ… to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number

⚠️ dominated:
βœ… to have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing

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080- Wedding saviours

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ lush
πŸ“Œ shutdown
πŸ“Œ in tatters
πŸ“Œ donate
πŸ“Œ tied the knot

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080- Wedding saviours Today's words: πŸ“Œ lush πŸ“Œ shutdown πŸ“Œ in tatters πŸ“Œ donate πŸ“Œ tied the knot πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
080- Wedding saviours Word⁉️

⚠️ lush:
βœ… a lush area has a lot of green, healthy plants, grass and trees

⚠️ shutdown:
βœ… when a business or large piece of equipment stops operating, usually for a temporary period

⚠️ in tatters:
βœ… badly damaged or completely spoiled

⚠️ donate:
βœ… to give money or goods to help a person or organization

⚠️ tied the knot:
βœ… (idiom) to get married (informal)

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081- Bull power

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πŸ“Œ methane
πŸ“Œ belches
πŸ“Œ canister
πŸ“Œ greenhouse gas
πŸ“Œ livestock

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081- Bull power Today's words: πŸ“Œ methane πŸ“Œ belches πŸ“Œ canister πŸ“Œ greenhouse gas πŸ“Œ livestock πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
081- Bull power Words⁉️

⚠️ methane:
βœ… a colourless gas without a smell, which is often used as a fuel

⚠️ belches:
βœ… to allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth

⚠️ canister:
βœ… a metal, usually cylindrical, container for gases or dry things

⚠️ greenhouse gas:
βœ… a gas which causes the greenhouse effect, especially carbon dioxide

⚠️ livestock:
βœ… animals, such as cows and sheep, and birds, such as chickens, kept on a farm

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082- Protecting Venice

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ springs to mind
πŸ“Œ high tides
πŸ“Œ draws
πŸ“Œ designed
πŸ“Œ floodgates

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082- Protecting Venice Today's words: πŸ“Œ springs to mind πŸ“Œ high tides πŸ“Œ draws πŸ“Œ designed πŸ“Œ floodgates πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
082- Protecting Venice Words⁉️

⚠️ springs to mind:
βœ… (idiom) to come quickly into your mind

⚠️ high tides:
βœ… the time when the sea or a river reaches its highest level and comes furthest up the beach or the bank

⚠️ draws:
βœ… to attract attention or interest

⚠️ designed:
βœ… to make, plan or intend sth for a particular purpose or use

⚠️ floodgates:
βœ… a gate which can be opened or closed to control a flow of water

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083- Death of a traditional craft

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ silk
πŸ“Œ handed down
πŸ“Œ under threat
πŸ“Œ undercut
πŸ“Œ smuggling

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083- Death of a traditional craft Today's words: πŸ“Œ silk πŸ“Œ handed down πŸ“Œ under threat πŸ“Œ undercut πŸ“Œ smuggling πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
083- Death of a traditional craft Words⁉️

⚠️ silk:
βœ… a delicate, soft type of cloth made from a thread produced by silkworms, or the thread itself

⚠️ handed down:
βœ… to give knowledge or skill to someone who is younger than you and will live after you have died

⚠️ under threat:
βœ… likely to be harmed or damaged

⚠️ undercut:
βœ… to sell goods or services at a lower price than your competitors

⚠️ smuggling:
βœ… to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally

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084- Teapot tower

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ cup of tea
πŸ“Œ storey
πŸ“Œ clay
πŸ“Œ quirky
πŸ“Œ symbol

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084- Teapot tower Today's words: πŸ“Œ cup of tea πŸ“Œ storey πŸ“Œ clay πŸ“Œ quirky πŸ“Œ symbol πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
084- Teapot tower Words⁉️

⚠️ cup of tea:
βœ… sth one likes or excels in

⚠️ storey:
βœ… (US story) a level of a building

⚠️ clay:
βœ… thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containers

⚠️ quirky:
βœ… unusual in an attractive and interesting way

⚠️ symbol:
βœ… a sign, shape or object which is used to represent sth else

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085- Hugging lions

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ the lion's den
πŸ“Œ pet
πŸ“Œ domesticate
πŸ“Œ passive
πŸ“Œ sedated

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085- Hugging lions Today's words: πŸ“Œ the lion's den πŸ“Œ pet πŸ“Œ domesticate πŸ“Œ passive πŸ“Œ sedated πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
085- Hugging lions Words⁉️

⚠️ the lion's den:
βœ… (idiom) a dangerous or threatening place or situation

⚠️ pet:
βœ… an animal which is kept in the home as a companion and treated kindly

⚠️ domesticate:
βœ… to bring animals or plants under human control in order to provide food, power or companionship

⚠️ passive:
βœ… (often disapproving)not acting to influence or change a situation; allowing other people to be in control

⚠️ sedated:
βœ… to cause a person or animal to be very calm or go to sleep by giving them a drug

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086- Road of nails

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πŸ“Œ punctures
πŸ“Œ tyre
πŸ“Œ drum up
πŸ“Œ magnets
πŸ“Œ tackle

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086- Road of nails Today's words: πŸ“Œ punctures πŸ“Œ tyre πŸ“Œ drum up πŸ“Œ magnets πŸ“Œ tackle πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
086- Road of nails Words⁉️

⚠️ punctures:
βœ… a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre

⚠️ tyre:
βœ… UK (US tire) thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a car, bicycle, etc.

⚠️ drum up:
βœ… to try to increase business activity or get support for sth

⚠️ magnets:
βœ… an object that is able both to attract iron and steel objects and also push them away

⚠️ tackle:
βœ… to try to deal with sth or smo

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087- Stone from the sky

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πŸ“Œ skydiving
πŸ“Œ whizzes
πŸ“Œ meteorite
πŸ“Œ geologist
πŸ“Œ fruitless

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087- Stone from the sky Today's words: πŸ“Œ skydiving πŸ“Œ whizzes πŸ“Œ meteorite πŸ“Œ geologist πŸ“Œ fruitless πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
087- Stone from the sky Words⁉️

⚠️ skydiving:
βœ… ​the sport or activity of jumping from an aircraft and performing acrobatic manoeuvres in the air under free fall before landing by parachute

⚠️ whizzes:
βœ… (informal) to move or do sth very fast

⚠️ meteorite:
βœ… a piece of rock or other matter from space that has landed on Earth

⚠️ geologist:
βœ… a person who studies geology

⚠️ fruitless:
βœ… if an action or attempt to do sth is fruitless, it is unsuccessful or produces nothing of value

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