Unit 10 - 2.2. Breaking News

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• patent document to prevent copying
• membrane a thin piece of material
• transmit to send
• electrical current the flow of electrons which gives power
• reconvert to change back
• speculation what some people say, but not certain
• novelty something new but nothing serious
• messenger a person who takes messages to another person
• display to show
• rival to compete with
• fuzzy not clear
• take off to become popular
• publicity advertising
• news editor someone who decides what goes into a newspaper or on TV
• lunatic a person with mental problems
• razor a small tool used for shaving
• groundbreaking something very new and important
• device small machine
• tap in to put in information on a keyboard
• drawback a problem
• assure to tell people something is true
• initially at first
• appeal to to be liked by
• business community the people involved in business
• ink the chemical in a pen, or a printer cartridge
• teleporter a machine capable of teleportation
• wormhole a hole connecting space and time
• black hole a massive object in space with very strong gravity
• hey presto Voila! There you are!
• commute to travel to and from work
• environmental damage making problems for nature

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