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Book: Context@HTL 3 # Words 1-28 p.36 / Words 29-56 p.38/39
consume
to eat or drink sth
contribute / contributor
to take part
population
all the people living in a particular area
overpopulation
too many people
species
a set of animals or plants
biodiversity
animal and plant diversity / the number and different types of plants and animals
ecosystems
all the plants, animals, and people living in an area considered together with their environment as a system of relationships
habitats
living area / the natural environment
eco-friendly
not harmful to the environment
sustainability / sustainable
renewability / self renewing
resource
natural substances
dispose of
to get rid of sth
threats
danger / risk
endangered
in danger of being harmed / lost
destruction
the act of destroying sth
extinction
a situation in which sth no longer exists
pollute / pollution
to make air, water, or earth dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants / damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste
emission
the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc.
global warming / climate change
increase in world temperatures
greenhouse effect
an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere
greenhouse gas
a gas that causes the greenhouse effect
geothermal
heat underground
to thaw
ice turning into liquid
offset
to balance one influence against an opposing influence
to replenish
to refill
reverse
to change the direction
environmentalist
sb who is interested in or studies the environment
to bribe / a bribe
to give money and expect favours
hence
therefore / that’s why
maintain
to continue to have / to keep in existence
intensifying / intensification
the fact of becoming greater / more serious
to spew sth. out
to push out a large quantity of sth.
pace
speed
current
actual / happening or existing at the present time
effect
impact
to rise
to move upward
pole
either of the two points at the most northern and most southern ends of the earth
expand
to increase in size
prediction
what sb thinks will happen in the future
behave
to act in a particular way
to dilute sth
to add water to sth.
circulate
to go around or through sth
current
a movement of water
to plunge sth. into sth.
to throw sth. violently into sth.
progressively
increasingly / more and more
water vapour
water in its gas form
presence
the fact that sth is in a place
absorb
take up / soak up
phenomenon
something that exists and can be seen
significant
extremely important / massive
anthropogenic
caused by humans or their activities
purpose
reason / aim
deforestation
removal of all the trees from an area
radiation
electromagnetic energy
extent
degree / amount
surface
the outside layer of sth.
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