New York Times Article

Robin D.
5 words 1 learner

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First极速168赛车 377936e02ce27ce724b98272ce20c0e0
Print Flashcards极速168赛车 902a441ff479f3adacbe4135eb3a3334

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. decommission
    withdraw from active service
    In 2009, Hamaoka’s operator, Chubu Electric Power, decommissioned the plant’s two oldest reactors after deciding that upgrading them to withstand the earthquake risks would be too costly.
  2. repercussion
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action
    Multimedia Interactive Feature
    Japan Earthquake and Tsunami MultimediaRelated
    Workers Enter Japan’s Crippled Reactor Building (May 6, 2011)
    Enlarge This Image

    Issei Kato/Reuters
    Prime Minister Naoto Kan told a press conference late Friday that “this is the result of considering the tremendous repercussions a major accident at Hamaoka would have on the entire Japanese society."
  3. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
    TOKYO — The Japanese prime minister said Friday that he had ordered a nuclear plant in central Japan closed until it could build stronger defenses against earthquake and tsunami risks in the region.
  4. ventilator
    a device that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
    On Thursday, Tepco workers entered one of the reactors for the first time since the explosions to install a ventilator to help lower radiation levels in the reactor building.
  5. Greenpeace
    an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species
    “Greenpeace welcomes Prime Minister Kan’s request to close Hamaoka, one of the most dangerous nuclear reactors in Japan,” said Junichi Sato, executive director in Japan for the environmental organization.
Created on 五月 6, 2011

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner 全国统一开奖网址, soonshin.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.