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World Athletics Championships

Vocabulary

address

announcement to an audience

flat

not exciting, not interesting

vociferous

spoken with great energy and determination, expressing views loudly and many times

shout about

become excited or pleased about

spectator sport

a sport that people find interesting to watch

major

serious, significant

marred

spoilt, made something less good

stubbornly

in a way that is difficult to deal with or change

blown out of proportion

exaggerated, made worse than it actually is

contentious

causing disagreements or arguments

linger

continue without being solved