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GLOSARY
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1. Adove.(adverb)

In a higher position than something else.

Example.

There is a balloon above the chair.

2. Upbringing.(adverb)

The way that your parents look after you and the
things that they teach you when you are growing up

Example.
She had a very strict upbringing.

3. Neither. (adverb)

Used before the first of two (or occasionally

more) alternatives (the others being
introduced by ‘nor’) to indicate that they are
each untrue or each does not happen.

Example.
We brewed neither coffee nor tea.

4. Lenient. (adjective)

(Of a punishment or person in authority) more merciful or

tolerant than expected.

Example.
In the view of the Court the sentence was too lenient
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5. Thought. (noum)

An idea or opinion produced by thinking, or

occurring suddenly in the mind.

Example.
I asked him if he had any thoughts on how it had happened

6. Neighbourhood (noum)

A district or community within a town or city.

Example.
She lived in a wealthy neighbourhood of Boston

7. crime-ridden (adjetive)

(Of a place) having a high incidence of

criminal activity.

Example.
The area is dirty, congested and crime-ridden.

8. Handful (noum)

an amount of something that can be held in one hand

a small number of people or things

Example.

a small handful of fresh coriander

9. Oddly (adverb)

In a way that is different to what is usual or

expected; strangely.

Example.

Mary had been behaving oddly

10. Remarkably (adverb)

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Used for emphasizing how surprising or unusual something.

Example.
Trujillo is a remarkably noisy and crowded city.

11. Swallow (verb)

To cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your
stomach by using the muscles of your throat.

Example.
My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.

12. Splash (verb)

If a liquid splashes or if you splash a liquid, it falls on or hits

something or someone

Example.
She splashed her face with cold water.

13. Settle (verb)

Resolve or reach an agreement about (an

argument or problem)

Example.

The unions have settled their year-long dispute with Hollywood

producers