This is the vocabulary you need to study for your next Wednesday's reading exam
AN EXPLOSION IN TUNGUSKA
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WORD IN ENGLISH
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MEANING
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Catastrophy
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A very large
and serious disaster / catástrofe
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All over
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In all the area
/ por todas partes
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Incident
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An event;
something that happens /incidente, suceso
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Must have been
struck
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A great
possibility that somethig was struck /tuvo que haber sido golpeado
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Meteorite
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Rock from space
that did not completely burn up when it entered the atmosphere. / meteorito
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Evidence
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Something that
proves a claim or statement / evidencia
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Crater
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A large
depression made by a falling bomb or meteor / cráter
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Proportions
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The relationship
between the sizes of different parts of someone or something / proporción,
magnitud
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AT THE HEART OF ALL MATTER, THE HUNT FOR THE GOD PARTICLE
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WORD IN ENGLISH
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MEANING
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Dig
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To make a hole
or other depression in something by removing part of it. / cavar, escarbar
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Hole
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An operning
made in or through a solid object. /hoyo, agujero
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Pop into
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To visit
somewhere. / visitar
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Setting
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The time and
place where a story occurs / el escenario
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Lair
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An animal’s den
/ madriguera
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Chamber
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A room /
cuarto, habitación
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Cram(med)
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To force someone
or something into a small space / hacer caber algo en un espacio pequeño
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Steel
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A very hard
substance made or iron, carbón, and other metals / acero
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Pipes
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A hollow tube that
is used to carry a fluid from one place to another. /tuberías
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Shafts
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A ray / rayo
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Catwalks
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A very narrow,
suspended walkway under a high ceiling
/ andamios
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Figure out
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To come to
understand someone or something; to solve soemthing such as a puzzle or
riddle; to unravel a mystery / resolver
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Beam
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A ray of light,
a stream of light, a streamof a laser energy / rayo laser
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smash
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To break
something into tny pieces noisily or violently / destruir
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IMPORTANT VOCABULARY
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WORD IN ENGLISH
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SYNONYM / MEANING
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charming
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Friendy, cute /
adorable, amistoso
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subterranean
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Subterráneo
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Into each other
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Uno contra
otro--
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Intriguing
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Intrigante,
misterioso
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Metorite
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Meteorito
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Prudent
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Rudente
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Foundation
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Fundación
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Unleash
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Desatar,
liberar
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Crater
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Cráter
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Collide
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Colisonar,
chocar
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Astronomer
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astrónomo
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Coherent
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Coherente, lógico
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Diameter
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Diámetro
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Spectacular
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Espectacular
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Dilemma
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Dilema
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Drawback
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Desventaja
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