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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Soak / vitriol

Hi teachers,

1. The Sen. wanted to soak the rich. What does it mean?

2. But the internet can also abet twisted minds with vitriol and practical tips, like how to make a bomb.

What does vitriol mean?

3. The group ranked its followers with wierd sci-fi titles like.... What is "ranked" here mean?

4. ...interested in planting moles so they could more easily slip by military recruiters. What does "slip by" mean? "not slip through recruiters"?

Thanks

Tinanam
  

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1. Take money from them. 2.

  • 1.
  • Take money from them.
  • 2.
  • Vitriol = angry words, usually insults.
  • 3.
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1. Take money from them.

2. Vitriol = angry words, usually insults.

3. Ranked = put into an order. An example would be ranking athletes by putting them in order by their skill.

4. Slip by = be unnoticed by. "Slip through" is a physical action.
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1. The Sen. wanted to soak the rich. What does it mean?-- Overcharge ( here, heavily tax) the rich people.

2. But the internet can also abet twisted minds with vitriol and practical tips, like how to make a bomb.

What does vitriol mean?-- Choose the definition that you think is appropriate [url=
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Hi Mister Micawber, hi Vorpar,

Thank you for your help.

Tinanam

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