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Preparation 23
Preparation 23
teeter: moveor balance unsteadily; sway back and forth:she teetered after him in her
high-heeled sandals
ripple (of water) form or flow with small waves on the surface:the Mediterranean rippled and
sparkled
thrive of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously:the new baby
thrived
outlive (of a person) live longer than (another person):women generally outlive men
vocabulary
rig manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to produce a result or situation that
is advantageous to a particular person…
tanker a ship, road vehicle, or aircraft for carrying liquids, especially petroleum, in bulk.
pipeline a long pipe , typically underground, for conveying oil, gas, etc., over long distances
barrel a
cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden
staves with metal hoops around them.
Breakthrough a sudden,
dramatic, and important discovery or development:a major
breakthrough in DNA research
To have had it if you say that if something happens, someone has had it, you mean that they
will die or they will fail in what they are trying to do When they run out of ammunition, they've
had it. The course is hard, and if you can't face that fact, you've had it.
Example: I find it extremely difficult to GET DOWN TO doing any revision for
examinations.