Malika Whitley - How the arts help homeless youth heal and build

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1. to curl up - to sit or lie in a position with your arms and legs close to your body
Jane curled up on the couch waiting for Thor's return.
Lily likes to curl up on the sofa with her head on John's lap.

2. scapegoat - a person blamed for sth that someone else has done
Tony was made a scapegoat for the Avengers falling apart in 'Civil War'.
We need to find a scapegoat to blame for all our problems.

3. squalor - the state of being extremally dirty, esp. as a result of poverty or neglect
Their old house sank further into squalor and disrepair.
Four months after the flood, we are still living in squalor.

4. to jolt - to shock someone to force them to act or change their behaviour or way of thinking
Her harsh words jolted him out of depression.
A loud noise jolted Laura awake from her sleep.

5. dignity - a sense of pride in oneself ALSO the state/quality of being worthy of respect
It was beneath his dignity to apologize.
Thomas asked us to let him die with dignity.

Tracee Ellis Ross - A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom

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1. merry - cheerful and lively
The room was full of merry teenagers.
Cassie is a merry little soul.

2. to trigger sth - to cause sth happen
My headache was triggered by their quarrel.
His cheating on her triggered her fury.

3. to ponder - to think carefully about sth
Loki pondered what his next move should be.
Bruce found Tony pondering over his problems.

4. to ignite - arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation)
Odin's words ignited Loki's fury.
Sokovia Accords ignited anger among some of the Avengers.

5. indignation - anger provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
Steve's accusations filled Tony with indignation.
Intense indignation was aroused by the post credits scene in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'.

Marily Oppezzo - Want to be more creative? Go for a walk

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1. iterative - repetitious or frequent
The process of recruiting new employees is an ongoing iterative process.
Noel investigated the performance of the iterative procedure.

2. refinement - a small change that improves sth
This plan of yours needs small refinements to be really good.
Thanks to these refinements my laptop works better.

3. novelty - the quality of being new and unusual
The novelty of this film soon wore off.
Peter enojyed the novelty of not having lots of things to do.

4. to survey - to ask people questions to find out about their opinions
Many of the students surveyed said that they did not enjoy the lecture.
Luna surveyed 40 people who were selceted randomly.

5. residue - sth that is left after the main part is no longer present
I don't think they'll be able to contain residues of pesticides.
It is almost impossible to remove all pesticide residues form fruits.

Jill Shargaa - Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome'

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1. reverence - a feeling of respect/admiration for someone/something
Peter Parker shows great reverence for Tony Stark.
Lily's acrions showed her reverence for the king.

2. to schlep - to haul or carry something with effort and difficulty
Do I have to schlep this armchair upstairs?
Darcy was exhausted after schlepping her luggage around all day.

3. mundane - ordinary, not interesting
She's not interested in mundane matters such as finding a boyfriend.
Somehow she managed to make this mundane situation fascinating.

4. amphibious - able to operate/live on land and in water
They used an amphibious vehicle to escape from this cursed island.
Tomato Frogs and American Toads are examples of amphibious animals.

5. to uplift - to improve/raise sth to a higher position
Noctis's speech uplifted the soldiers' morales.
She used to sing this song to uplift the mind and the spirit of the troubled people.

Takaharu Tezuka - The best kindergarten you've ever seen

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1. a boundary - a real or imagined line that limits something
This book blurs the boundary between right and wrong.
A big river formed the boundary between two kingdoms.

2. a well - a deep hole in the ground from which one can get water/oil/gas
A little girl fell into a well and drowned.
The last well in the village dried up last week what terrified us.

3. skylight - a small window built into a roof to allow light in
I put in a skylight to make the attic brighter.
Tom worked for skylight maufacturing company in 1995.

4. resilient - able to quickly recover or return to previous good condition
Luke seems to be very resilient to pain.
It's hard to make computers resilient to viruses.

5. to tumble - to fall quickly without control
Luna tumbled down the stairs and broke her leg.
Chris tumbled over a chair when he ran into my room.

Hadi Eldebek - Why must artists be poor?

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1. to pursue sth - to follow/chase something/someone
Two police officers pursued a young man.
A young artist said that she was tired of being pursued by reporters.

2. to struggle - to have to make a great effort in order to do something
Lily and Luke have been srtuggling to understand the instructions in book.
A young man struggled to free himself from his attackers.

3. cohesion - the state of uniting, sticking together
They will lose the election, because there is no cohesion within their party.
The article was easy to read thanks to the cohesion of its paragraphs.

4. to contribute - to give sth (esp. money) to achieve/provide sth
I will contribute to your charity fund.
Tourists contribute lots of money to the country's economy.

5. intimidating - making you feel nervous/frightened/awed
When angry, Laura can be very intimidating.
She was rendered speechless because of his intimidating presence.

Brian Dettmer - Old books reborn as art

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1. to carve - make something by cutting into the surface of a hard material (esp. wood or stone)
Peter carved Lisa's name  on their favourite tree.
Lilith carved eight pumpkins for this year's Halloween.

2. contemporary - existing presently/belonging to the stated period of time
I find contemporary music dull.
Lily likes contemporary art.

3. disturbed - disrupted OR having/resulting form emotional/mental problems
The scared look on Lily's face disturbed him.
Freya looked disturbed by their exchange.

4. to erase - remove/destroy something OR cause something to be forgotten
He erased the evidence of Nick's crimes.
It will take a lot of time to erase the damage caused by vermins.

5. to emerge - appear by coming out of something
A young girl emerged from the lake.
A man with a knife emerged form shadows behind her.