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099- Snail farming

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ squishy
πŸ“Œ delicacy
πŸ“Œ breeding
πŸ“Œ powdered
πŸ“Œ adventurous

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099- Snail farming Today's words: πŸ“Œ squishy πŸ“Œ delicacy πŸ“Œ breeding πŸ“Œ powdered πŸ“Œ adventurous πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
099- Snail farming Words⁉️

⚠️ squishy:
βœ… ​soft and wet

⚠️ delicacy:
βœ… sth especially rare or expensive that is good to eat

⚠️ breeding:
βœ… the keeping of animals or plants in order to breed from them

⚠️ powdered:
βœ… in the form of a powder or covered with a powder

⚠️ adventurous:
βœ… willing to try new or difficult things, or exciting and often dangerous

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100- Alternative Miss World

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ the Bard
πŸ“Œ genders
πŸ“Œ pushed the boat out
πŸ“Œ unusual
πŸ“Œ beauty pageant

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100- Alternative Miss World Today's words: πŸ“Œ the Bard πŸ“Œ genders πŸ“Œ pushed the boat out πŸ“Œ unusual πŸ“Œ beauty pageant πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
100- Alternative Miss World Words⁉️

⚠️ the Bard:
βœ… William Shakespeare

⚠️ genders:
βœ… (formal) the physical and/or social condition of being male or female

⚠️ pushed the boat out:
βœ… (idiom) (UK informal) to spend a lot of money on celebrating sth

⚠️ unusual:
βœ… different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting or attractive

⚠️ beauty pageant:
βœ… a competition in which women are judged on how physically attractive they are

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101- Camera glasses

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ prototype
πŸ“Œ partially sighted
πŸ“Œ enhanced
πŸ“Œ bulky
πŸ“Œ specs

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101- Camera glasses Today's words: πŸ“Œ prototype πŸ“Œ partially sighted πŸ“Œ enhanced πŸ“Œ bulky πŸ“Œ specs πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
101- Camera glasses Words⁉️

⚠️ prototype:
βœ… the first example of sth, such as a machine or other industrial product, from which all later forms are developed

⚠️ partially sighted:
βœ… people who are partially sighted are not completely blind but are able to see very little

⚠️ enhanced:
βœ… to improve the quality, amount or strength of sth

⚠️ bulky:
βœ… too big and taking up too much space

⚠️ specs:
βœ… (informal, especially British English) glasses

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102- Corner shop or art gallery?

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ stock
πŸ“Œ felt
πŸ“Œ frozen
πŸ“Œ to stitch up
πŸ“Œ shopkeeper

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102- Corner shop or art gallery? Today's words: πŸ“Œ stock πŸ“Œ felt πŸ“Œ frozen πŸ“Œ to stitch up πŸ“Œ shopkeeper πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
102- Corner shop or art gallery? Words⁉️

⚠️ stock:
βœ… the total amount of goods or the the amount of a particular type of goods available in a shop

⚠️ felt:
βœ… a type of thick soft cloth made from a pressed mass of wool and hair

⚠️ frozen:
βœ… (of water) turned into ice, or (of food) preserved by freezing

⚠️ to stitch up:
βœ… to join the two sides of sth with stitches, for example torn clothing or a deep cut, or to treat smo who has a deep cut by doing this

⚠️ shopkeeper:
βœ… a person who owns and manages a small shop

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103- Wife-carrying race

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ take it to heart
πŸ“Œ stepped up to the plate
πŸ“Œ other half
πŸ“Œ obstacle course
πŸ“Œ ups and downs

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103- Wife-carrying race Today's words: πŸ“Œ take it to heart πŸ“Œ stepped up to the plate πŸ“Œ other half πŸ“Œ obstacle course πŸ“Œ ups and downs πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
103- Wife-carrying race Words⁉️

⚠️ take it to heart:
βœ… (idiom) if you take criticism or advice to heart, you think about it seriously, often because it upsets you

⚠️ stepped up to the plate:
βœ… to take action when sth needs to be done, even though this is difficult

⚠️ other half:
βœ… (informal) a person's husband, wife or usual partner

⚠️ obstacle course:
βœ… a race in which runners have to climb over, under or through a series of obstacles

⚠️ ups and downs:
βœ… if smo or sth experiences ups and downs, a mixture of good and bad things happens to them

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104- Bridge of love

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ padlock
πŸ“Œ railings
πŸ“Œ everlasting
πŸ“Œ to give way
πŸ“Œ barges

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104- Bridge of love Today's words: πŸ“Œ padlock πŸ“Œ railings πŸ“Œ everlasting πŸ“Œ to give way πŸ“Œ barges πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
104- Bridge of love Words⁉️

⚠️ padlock:
βœ… a small metal lock with a U-shaped bar

⚠️ railings:
βœ… a vertical, usually metal or wooden post, which is used together with other such posts to form a fence

⚠️ everlasting:
βœ… lasting forever or for a long time

⚠️ to give way:
βœ… to break, especially when under pressure from strong forces

⚠️ barges:
βœ… a long boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy objects on rivers or canals

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105- 3D prime minister

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ rapturous
πŸ“Œ hologram
πŸ“Œ to address
πŸ“Œ the campaign trail
πŸ“Œ stretch the limits

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105- 3D prime minister Today's words: πŸ“Œ rapturous πŸ“Œ hologram πŸ“Œ to address πŸ“Œ the campaign trail πŸ“Œ stretch the limits πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
105- 3D prime minister Words⁉️

⚠️ rapturous:
βœ… showing extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement

⚠️ hologram:
βœ… ​a special type of image that appears to be three-dimensional (= solid rather than flat), especially one created using lasers

⚠️ to address:
βœ… to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem

⚠️ the campaign trail:
βœ… a series of planned events in different places taken part in or given by a politician who is trying to be elected

⚠️ stretch the limits:
βœ… to go as far as or past the usual limit of sth

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106- Smoking in France

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ habit
πŸ“Œ tobacco_related
πŸ“Œ branding
πŸ“Œ health warnings
πŸ“Œ a quarter

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106- Smoking in France Today's words: πŸ“Œ habit πŸ“Œ tobacco_related πŸ“Œ branding πŸ“Œ health warnings πŸ“Œ a quarter πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
106- Smoking in France Words⁉️

⚠️ habit:
βœ… sth which you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are doing it

⚠️ tobacco_related:
βœ… connected to tobacco

⚠️ branding:
βœ… the act of giving a company a particular design or symbol in order to advertise its products and services

⚠️ health warnings:
βœ… a statement indicating that a product or activity carries serious health risks

⚠️ a quarter:
βœ… one of four equal or almost equal parts of sth; ΒΌ

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107- Puppet carnival in Thailand

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ in droves
πŸ“Œ wannabe
πŸ“Œ puppeteers
πŸ“Œ put on
πŸ“Œ a few strings attached

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107- Puppet carnival in Thailand Today's words: πŸ“Œ in droves πŸ“Œ wannabe πŸ“Œ puppeteers πŸ“Œ put on πŸ“Œ a few strings attached πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
107- Puppet carnival in Thailand Words⁉️

⚠️ in droves:
βœ… a large number of people or animals, often moving or doing sth as a group

⚠️ wannabe:
βœ… (informal disapproving) a person who behaves, dresses, etc. like somebody famous because they want to be like them

⚠️ puppeteers:
βœ… a person who entertains with puppets

⚠️ put on:
βœ… pretend

⚠️ a few strings attached:
βœ… If sth such as an agreement has strings attached, it involves special demands or limits

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108- Water ATMs

Today's words:

πŸ“Œ drinking water
πŸ“Œ pre-paid
πŸ“Œ treatment
πŸ“Œ access
πŸ“Œ initiatives

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108- Water ATMs Today's words: πŸ“Œ drinking water πŸ“Œ pre-paid πŸ“Œ treatment πŸ“Œ access πŸ“Œ initiatives πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡ πŸ†” @LingoHack
108- Water ATMs Words⁉️

⚠️ drinking water:
βœ… water that is suitable for drinking

⚠️ pre-paid:
βœ… paid for earlier

⚠️ treatment:
βœ… a process by which sth is cleaned, or protected against sth

⚠️ access:
βœ… the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person, or the right to use or look at sth

⚠️ initiatives:
βœ… a new action or movement, often intended to solve a problem

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