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What do the following words from the article mean? Can you figure out their meaning from the text
or do you need to use a dictionary? (The main words are taken directly from the article while the
words in brackets are the more likely word choice to be found in a dictionary.)
fidget
pronged (prong)
prototype
friction
superseded (supersede)
phenomenon
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‘Spinners, Matches and Karaoke’ Vocabulary
bilious
wrangling (wrangle)
iconic
magnanimous
karaoke
sovereign
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‘Spinners, Matches and Karaoke’ Vocabulary
serendipitously
patented (patent)
royalties
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