Reading for the Real world 2nd_Student-Book 3 Unit 20 (E)

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advent

the beginning or first appearance of something important
Life in American was transformed by the advent of automobiles.

assuage

to calm
To assuage their fears, the captain told everyone that a rescue boat was on the way.

capitalize

to take advantage of; to use for profit
England capitalized on Argentina's mistake and scored a goal in the final minute of the match.

contradiction

a clear difference or lack of agreement between two different things which suggests that both cannot be true or correct
You said previously that you were against proposition 450, then you voted for it. That's a big contradiction.

conviction

a strongly held opinion about something
I have a strong conviction that this is the truth.

decency

behavior that is good, moral and acceptable in society
He and his wife have always treated us with a great sense of decency.

decode

to translate from a code into the original language or form.
The spy decoded the message and sent his findings back to headquarters.

drastically

in a sudden, extreme or severe manner
The new reforms by the popular president drastically improved the everyday life of the people.

eradicate

to remove or destroy something completely
The government concentrated all their efforts to eradicate corruption.

foster

to help something, such as an idea, feeling, or skill grow or develop
We must foster the growth of the smaller nations.

haunt

to remain in the mind of a person in a manner that causes worry, sadness, and pain
The memory of the earthquake continued to haunt her for many years.

nobility

(with "the") a group of people of high social class
The nobility needs to do a better job of helping the less fortunate.

refine

to change something slightly in order to make it better
The sculpture looked very good, but his professor asked him to refine the facial features.

tariff

a tax that a government collects on imported goods
The government imposed a large rice tariff on all rice imports in order to collect lots of revenue.

tarnish

to negatively affect the REPUTATION of someone or something
His time in jail had tarnished his good reputation.