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Urban
city, inner-city, metropolitan, town # rural, suburban (urb=city. i.e. suburb, urbanity)
Conservative
be likely to be less than the real amount.
Current
present, existing, recent.
relating to the population and groups of people in it (dem=people, i.e: democracy)
Demographic
raise crops
grow plants such as wheat, rice, or fruits...
Practice
habit, tradition, or custom
Ensure
make sure, confirm, make certain.
Hothouse
a heated glass building in which plants are grown.
Vogue
fashion, trend, raze/fad.
Urgent
very important and needing to be dealt with immediately.
Scale up
increase, expand, develop.
Accommodate
to give someone what is needed.
Employ
use, utilize, exploit, apply.
Cutting-edge
modern, newest, most advanced.
Proposal
suggestion, application, plan.
‘Vertical Farm’.
an idea for a way of farming in which plants are grown or animals are kept in tall structures with many levels.
multi-storey
many floors.
Drastically
radically, extremely, significantly.
Implement
fulfill, put into practice, take action.
Proponent
advocate, supporter ><opponent.
Urban renewal
the improvement and sometimes replacement of buildings in a city, (re-= do again, i.e: rebuild, resuable..)
Sustainable
environmentally friendly, eco- friendly, green.
year-round
happening or continuing through the whole year.
Sacrifice
decide not to have something in order to get something that is more important
horizontal farming.
traditional farming, crops are planted at only one level >< vertical farmig.
Take sb/st for granted
do not realize or show that sb/st is grateful. (xem thường, ngó lơ ai/cái gì đó hiện diện bên mình mỗi ngày)
Despoil
damage, spoil, ruin (de-= reduce, i.e decline)
Verdant
lush, green, grassy.
semi-arid
having little rain but not completely dry (Semi-= half, i.e: semi-natural)
Evolve
develop gradually, change, grow (vol- = turn i.e: revolt, evolution)
Shelter
cover, protection from danger.
Subject smt to smt=
cause smt to experience smt, especially smt unpleasant
Food-bearing plants
plants provide food such as tomato, vegetable.
The rigours of something
the unpleasant or severe conditions of smth.
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