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Suggested terms: Adam, Michelle, Iceland
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make a start on
Meaning: To begin doing something.
Example: Shall we make a start on our presentation?
devastating consequences
Meaning: Extremely damaging or destructive results.
Example: The eruption had such devastating consequences.
make sense of
Meaning: To understand something that is difficult or confusing.
Example: People were trying to make sense of the science for the first time.
hard to believe
Meaning: Difficult to accept as true.
Example: I found all that hard to believe too.
run through
Meaning: To quickly review or list things.
Example: We should run through some of the consequences of the eruption.
primary sources
IPA (UK): /ˈpraɪ.mər.i ˈsɔː.sɪz/
IPA (US): /ˈpraɪ.mer.i ˈsɔːr.sɪz/
Meaning: Original documents or evidence created at the time of an event.
Meaning: Original documents or evidence created at the time of an event.
Example: There were many primary sources describing the eruption.
terminology
IPA (UK): /ˌtɜː.mɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/
IPA (US): /ˌtɝː.məˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
Meaning: The set of words used in a particular field.
Meaning: The set of words used in a particular field.
Example: Witnesses described events using different terminology.
respiratory
IPA (UK): /rɪˈspɪr.ə.tər.i/
IPA (US): /ˈres.pə.rə.tɔːr.i/
Meaning: Related to breathing or the lungs.
Meaning: Related to breathing or the lungs.
Example: The haze caused respiratory issues across Europe.
contaminated
IPA (UK): /kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd/
IPA (US): /kənˈtæm.ə.neɪ.t̬ɪd/
Meaning: Made impure or unsafe by contact with harmful substances.
Meaning: Made impure or unsafe by contact with harmful substances.
Example: Livestock died after eating vegetation contaminated with fluorine.
unprecedented
IPA (UK): /ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/
IPA (US): /ʌnˈpres.ə.den.t̬ɪd/
Meaning: Never seen or known before.
Meaning: Never seen or known before.
Example: Ice floating down the Mississippi was unprecedented.
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