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219. Who Was the Most Powerful Woman in History? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Mar 27, 2023

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Introduction

4min

The Power of Women in History

3min

The Most Powerful Women in History

3min

The Empress Wu Zetien

3min

The Power of Elizabeth I

6min

The Power of Margaret Thatcher

3min

The Most Powerful Woman in History

3min

Who was the most powerful woman in history? Was it the only female emperor of China? A female Egyptian Pharaoh who built great temples? Or the Iron Lady who’s economic policies are still influential today? Let’s discuss this on today’s episode of Thinking in English!

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Vocabulary

Diffuse (adj) - spread out and not directed in one place.
To relegate (v) - to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position.
Trappings (n) - all the things that are part of or typical of a particular job, situation, or event.
To seize (v) - to take using sudden force.
To solidify (v) - to become or make something become certain.
Feeble (adj) – weak and without energy, strength, or power.
Manoeuvring (n) - the action of cleverly planning something to get an advantage.
Sweeping (adj) - affecting many things or people; large.

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