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Alfred Nobel (from Nobel Prize Winners)

Vocabulary from the Listening & Reading Activity

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nobleAdjective> honorable,having excellent human qualities; also, someone royal
NobelAlfred Nobel, rich Swedish inventor who started the Nobel Prize for excellence in many fields of study
explosiveNoun> something that can blow up things
explosiveAdjective> ready to blow up
to explodeVerb> to blow something up destroying it
the interest ($)Noun> money that is earned from investing or savings in the bank; also the cost paid for borrowing money
to benefitVerb> to do something good for....
the benefitsNoun> the good that comes from something
beneficialAdjective> having the power to do good
physiologyNoun> study of the body
physiologicalAdjective> about the body
economicsNoun> science of money
to economizeVerb> to use as little money as possible
economicalAdjective> describes as saving money or other resources (water, energy, etc.)
committeeNoun> a group of people working on a project over a period of time and reporting the end results
to pacifyVerb> to make peace
pacifistNoun> one who actively performs the work for peace
pacifisticAdjective> peace-loving
dinnerNoun> the evening meal or biggest meal of the day
supperNoun> the evening meal
to catchVerb> to grab hold of / to capture
the catch-of-the-dayFishing metaphor> the special for a day / the type of fish offered one day at a restaurant or fish market
caughtVerb> IRREGULAR past participle of TO CATCH
the/a catchNoun> (fishing) the collection of fish taken from the water / things that keep something closed/locked (on a door or box)
to waterVerb> to put water on plants
to evaluateVerb> to test and review the results of the test
to assessVerb> to test and review the results of the test
to clean upVerb phrase> to bring back order to a space made dirty or messy
to sweep upverb phrase> to use a broom to collect material on the floor that needs to be removed

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