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College English Creative Reading Book 2 Unit 1 Words to note Find the words in Column A below in the text and try to work out their meanings from the contexts in which they are used. Then match each word with the appropriate definition from Column B. You may need to use a dictionary. Column A Column B abound to be present in large numbers or amounts acre a unit for measuring the surface area of land. equal to 4,047 square metres blasted damaged by storms or strong winds brochure a small magazine containing details and pictures of goods or serv ices that you can buy cavern a large cave deluxe used to describe things that arc better in quality and more expen- sive than other things of the same type drought a long period of time when there is little or no rain exotic interesting or exciting because of being unusual or not familiar handcrafted made by a person, not it machine, and usually made with great skill independent fair. because of not being influenced by anyone else nestled to be in a protected and comfortable position paddling pool a small swimming pool that is not deep, for small children to play in paradise a perfect place or situation perched placed high up on the edge of something scuba diver somebody who swims underwater with a container of air on their back and a tube for breathing through shark a sometimes large fish with teeth that lives in the sea; some types of shark attack people situated in a particular place; located typhoon a tropical storm with strong winds that move in circles Understanding the text P