Thẻ ghi nhớ: BOOST VOCABULARY 11 TEST 1 PASSAGE 1 | Quizlet

urban

city, inner-city, metropolitan, town

conservative

be likely to be less than the real amount

current

present, existing,recent

demographic

Relating to the population, such as average age, average income,..

raise crops

grow plants such as wheat, rice, or fruits...

practice

habit, tradition, or custom

ensure

to make sure or 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

accomdate

To give sb what is needed

employ

use, utilize, make use of,apply

cutting-edge

modern, newest, most advanced.

proposal

suggestion, application, plan.

vertical farming

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

to fulfill; perform; carry out

proponent

advocate, supporter

urban renewal

the improvement and sometimes replacement of buildings in a city

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 farming.

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)

shelter

cover, protection from danger.

subject sth to sth

cause sth to experience sth, especially sth unpleasant

food-bearing plants

plants provide food such as tomato, vegetable

the rigours of sth

the unpleasant or severe conditions of sth

They survived the ____ of the winter.

Monsoon

heavy rain

take their toll

to have a very bad effect on smt or smb over a long period of time

optimum

best; most favorable; ideal

pest

an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops

eliminate

to get rid of; do away with

herbicide

substance that kills plants

pesticide

A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops.

fertilizer

a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility

incidence

occurrence,frequency,rate

infectous

a disease that is able to spread from one person to another, contagious

Interface

edge, border, line (inter = among, between, i.e: intersection)

compost

to collect and store plant material so it can decay and be added to soil to improve its quality.

edible

safe or fit to be eaten

plough

a piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted

artificial

synthetic, man-made

expose

to show, reveal

prohibitively

(adv). cao đến mức không thể mua được (về giá)
Ex: Car insurance can be prohibitively expensive for young drivers.

stacked trays

Having sections that are arranged vertically.

overhead

above, upstairs >< below