Reading for Speed and Fluency-Book 1 Unit 35 (E)

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세트공유

break down

to decompose
Saliva helps to break down food so we can swallow it.

except

not including
Everyone was there except for Kent.

lack

a deficiency or absence
A lack of ambition will take you nowhere in life.

make up

to account for
She often eats soy products to get protein to make up for the loss of meat in her diet.

nutrient

any substance which plants or animals need in order to live and grow
The soil was full of nutrients that would help crops grow well.

sensitive

easily affected by something
As Shelly is very sensitive; she was offended by the joke Tom made.

trap

any device, stratagem, trick, or the like to catch something
We set a trap for the enemy that was following us.

Venus flytrap

a bug-eating plant
The Venus flytrap is native to only North and South Carolina in the US.

wondering

to think or speculate curiously
I was wondering how long it would take me to walk home from here.

work

to function
How does a nuclear chain-reaction work?