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【TED-Ed】History through the eyes of the potato - Leo Bear-McGuinness
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稲葉白兎 posted on 2021/06/24Did you know the humble potato played a massive role in shaping empires and sparking revolutions? Dive into the surprising history of this staple food, from the Incan Empire to the Irish Potato Famine, and pick up advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures along the way!
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US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
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UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/
- Adjective
- Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- Having meaning; important; noticeable
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US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/
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UK /ɪ'senʃl/
- Adjective
- Extremely or most important and necessary
- Fundamental; basic.
- Noun
- A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
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US /səˈfɪstɪˌketɪd/
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UK /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/
- Adjective
- Making a good sounding but misleading argument
- Wise in the way of the world; having refined taste
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone more worldly and experienced
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US /'vaɪtl/
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UK /'vaɪtl/
- Adjective
- Needed to support life; essential
- Full of life; energetic
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