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Catastrophic (adj)

causing great damage

“Thảm hoạ”

Coated (adj)

covered

“Phủ”

Metabolic (adj)

processes within the body required for life

“Trao đổi chất”

Monoculture (n)

the practice of growing only one crop of farm land

“Độc canh”

Mortality (n)

rate of death within a population

“Tỉ lệ tử vong”

Photosynthesis (n)

the process that plants make food using sunlight

“Quang hợp”

Sustain (v)

to maintain balance over time

“Duy trì”

Ecologically (adv)

relates to ecology or the environment

“Về mặt sinh thái”

Shelter (n)

place to hide

“Nơi trú ẩn”

Draped (v)

to put something

“Phủ lên”

Vines (n)

the climbing plant that produces grapes

“Cây nho”

Bask (v)

to lie enjoying the warmth especially of the sun

“Tắm nắng”

Massive (adj)

very large in size or number

“To lớn”

Capacity (n)

the total amount that can be contained

“Dung tích”

Tropic (n)

relating to the area between the two tropics

“Vùng nhiệt đới”

Latitudes (n)

an area near to a particular latitude

“Vĩ độ”

Stature (n)

a person based on their behaviour and ability

“Vóc dáng”

Establish (v)

to start a company that will continue for a long time

“Thành lập”

Dwindling (v)

gradually becoming smaller

“Đang suy yếu”

Nonnative (n)

not relating to an indigenous group of people

“Không phải người bản xứ”

Invade (v)

enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers

“Xâm lược”

Overrun (v)

to spread over an area quickly and in large numbers

“Tràn ngập”

Fiercely (adv)

in a frightening, violent, or powerful way

“Dữ dội”

Shrink (v)

to become smaller

“Thu nhỏ lại”

Destabilisation (n)

action of making a government lose power or control

“Sự mất ổn định”

Prompting (n)

promote

“Thúc đẩy”

Threat (n)

a suggestion that something violent will happen

“Sự đe doạ”

Entire (adj)

whole or complete, with nothing missing

“Toàn bộ”

Remotest (adj)

far away in distance

“Xa nhất”

Aggressive (adj)

showing anger to attack other people

“Hung dữ”

Shrub (n)

a large plant with many small branches

“Cây bụi”

Hypothesis (n)

explanation that is based on known facts but not true

“Giả thuyết”

Progressively (adv)

gradually

“Dần dần”

Releas (v)

to give freedom or free movement

“Giải phóng”

Mature (adj)

adults

“Trưởng thành”