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ecosystem
(n) interdependent group of organisms and their environment

mass extinction
(n) extinction of 75% or more of species within a time span of several million years

CO2 budget
(n) amount of carbon dioxide that can be emitted while keeping within the goal of a less than 2-degree temperature rise

tipping point
(n) when a series of small changes adds up to produce a larger change

feedback loop
(n) when one change has effects that increase the speed of that change (e.g., when sea ice melts, it no longer bounces sunlight back into space, which increases the temperature and causes more sea ice to melt)

gigaton
(n) 1 million tons (one billion (1x109) metric tons)

manifest
(v) appear

thy
(possessive adjective) your

issuing forth
(v) appearing

whereon
(conj) when

inexhaustible
(adj) never running out

perpetuity
(n) existing forever

waste away
(phr) starve

provisioning
(v) storing food

herbage
(n) plants

devoid
(adj) without

inundation
(n) flood

immolate
(v) burn

exalt
(v) praise

thence
(adv) there

Mohammedan religion
(n) Islam

all manner
(phr) all kinds

partake of
(v) use

coverlets
(n) blankets

courtier
(n) assistant to a king

proceeds thereof
(n) money earned by selling something

trusty
(adj) trustworthy

arm
(n) branch of a river

hospice
(n) place where sick people stay

sage
(n) wise person

girth
(n) size

company
(n) large group

qadi
(n) judge

pilgrim
(n) Muslim who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca

abhorrence
(n) hatred

confiscate
(v) take away lawfully

assiduous
(adj) dutiful

congregations
(n) groups

draws out
(v) pulls out

straights
(v) straightens

exerted themselves
(v) worked hard

manufactory
(n) factory

in consequence of
(prep) because of

owing to
(prep)because of

dexterity
(n) skillfulness

species
(n) species

abridge
(v) shorten

occasions
(v) produces

universal opulence
(phr) wealth for everyone

are derived
(v) come from

propensity
(n) tendency

upsurge
(n) strengthening

comrades
(n) members of a communist organization

taboos
(n) things that are considered inappropriate

mou
(n) unit of measurement equal to about 666.67 m2

gales
(n) windstorms

rudiments
(n) first steps
