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Week 2: vocabulary

Week 2 1.       Abdomen : the part of the body below the chest that contains the stomach and other organs She showed us a tiny tattoo on her abdomen, right next to her belly button. 2.       Abortion : a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus She chose to have an abortion. 3.       Abound : to be present in large numbers or in great quantity They live in a region where oil abounds. 4.       Abrupt : very sudden and not expected There was an abrupt change in the weather. 5.       Abundant : existing or occurring in large amounts Rainfall is more abundant in summer. 6.       Acne : medical : a condition in which the skin on a person's face, neck, etc., has many small, swollen spots (called pimples) a teenager with bad acne 7.       neoteric : recent in or...

Week 1: vocabulary

Sacr/ sanct: sacred 1.       Sacred: devoted or dedicated to a deity or religious purpose We have a sacred duty to find out the truth. 2.       Sacrifice: the offering of some living or inanimate thing to a deity in homage The runner went to second base on a sacrifice. 3.       Sanctify: to make holy The constitution sanctified the rights of the people. 4.       Sanction: authoritative approval The country acted without the sanction of the other nations. 5.       Sacrilege: the violation of anything sacred They accused him of committing a sacrilege. Ver: truth 6.       Verdict: any judgment or decision Do you want my verdict on the meal? 7.       Veracious: habitually truthful He has a reputation for being veracious, so people generally take his word for things. 8. ...

Union J_ Beautiful life

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" Beautiful Life " is a song by British boy band  Union J . It was released as on 21 October 2013 as the second single from their debut studio album,  Union J  (2013). I love this song so much! Its rhythm is so easy to sing along.  Lyrics: [Verse 1] She sees the world through TV screens All of her friends in magazines But everyday she lives a broken dream, yeah Making her own reality There’s lots of make-up on her face To cover up an empty space But there’s a lot behind those big blue eyes She just don’t realize Everybody’s gone and lost their mind It’s just the days we live in Most of the time [Chorus] Get up off the dark Open up your eyes You’ll discover there’s a world outside (world outside...) To fix a broken heart You have to try Pick it up, pick it up It’s a beautiful life Beautiful life, beautiful life It’s a beautiful life, beautiful life. [Verse 2] He got his fortune on the plate But all that money won’t change fate He’s got 6 zeroes but no one to sha...