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The treadmill's dark and twisted past - Conor Heffernan

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Special thanks to The Free Dictionary for providing us with the information used in this web page

Video Vocabulary

torturing

/ˈtôrCHər/

torturing
verb

To painfully hurt someone to get information.

deportation

/ˌdēpôrˈtāSH(ə)n/

deportation
noun

action of deporting foreigner from country.

falling

/ˈfôliNG/

falling
adjective verb

moving from higher to lower level. To go from standing to the ground, by accident.

abysmally

/əˈbizməlē/

abysmally
adverb

(Of a performance, etc.) very, very bad; terrible.

considered

/kənˈsidərd/

considered
adjective verb

having been thought about carefully. To think carefully about something.

prisons

/ˈprizən/

prisons
noun other verb

building to which people are legally committed as punishment for crime. Places the court puts criminals as punishment jail. imprison.

treadmills

/ˈtredˌmil/

treadmills
noun other

large wheel turned by weight of people or animals treading on steps fitted into its inner surface. Boring job, with repetitive tasks.

stepper

/ˈstepər/

stepper
noun other

electric motor or other device which moves or rotates in series of small discrete steps. A motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps.

constant

/ˈkänstənt/

constant
adjective noun

Happening frequently or without pause. Thing that happens always or at a regular rate.

unusual

/ˌənˈyo͞oZH(o͞o)əl/

unusual
adjective

not habitually or commonly occurring or done.

similar

/ˈsim(ə)lər/

similar
adjective noun

Nearly the same; alike. person or thing similar to another.

prisoner

/ˈpriz(ə)nər/

noun

Someone kept in a prison as punishment for a crime.

stepping

/step/

stepping
verb

To raise and moving the foot to put it down.

stepped

/stept/

stepped
adjective verb

Having steps of the stated kind. To raise and moving the foot to put it down.

remodeled

/rēˈmädl/

remodeled
verb

To change the appearance of (house); redecorate.

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