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Vocabulary and definitions from News story from all over the world:

1.  Russian gas could soon be flowing back into Europe

Flowing back = delivered/supplied again


2. Spanish galleon unearthed in Buenos Aires.

Unearthed = To bring up out of the earth; dig up.


3. Obama's infomercial

infomercial = an advertisement which is like a normal TV programme because of its length and style; a presentation which presents a large amount of information to persuade to a point of view (the word is a portmanteau, or combination, of 'information + commercial').


4. Hoarder postman.

to hoard = to gather in large numbers and keep in a safe, often secret, place


5. Young Britons shy away from learning languages

shy away from = avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.

 

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