Vocabulary 10.
ballots — formal paper for casting votes
severance pay — money given to employee as compensation for the end of job based on length of service.
carousel — a round conveyor belt, especially used at airports for passengers to retrieve their luggage
immaculate — clean with no blemish or faults
manicured — cut and groomed with great care
reinforcement — something or someone added for strength and support
trespassing — enter someone's property unlawfully
deleterious — having a harmful or damaging effect on somebody or something
appalled — shocked by something dreadful
mediate — to attempt to settle a dispute between people
engulfed — to overwhelm, surround or cover up completely
"stars in their eyes" — to be extremely happy, to the extent that the person can only focus on the origin of the happiness.
severance pay — money given to employee as compensation for the end of job based on length of service.
carousel — a round conveyor belt, especially used at airports for passengers to retrieve their luggage
immaculate — clean with no blemish or faults
manicured — cut and groomed with great care
reinforcement — something or someone added for strength and support
trespassing — enter someone's property unlawfully
deleterious — having a harmful or damaging effect on somebody or something
appalled — shocked by something dreadful
mediate — to attempt to settle a dispute between people
engulfed — to overwhelm, surround or cover up completely
"stars in their eyes" — to be extremely happy, to the extent that the person can only focus on the origin of the happiness.
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