VOCABULARY 11

conservationist

environmentalist

species

organisms

halt

stop

reverse

turn back

reproduce

breed

unwillingly

reluctantly

abundance

plenty

crucially

significantly

variable

changeable factor

emergence

appearance

extent

range, scope

capacity

ability

sufficiently

enough

solely

only

pathogenic

infectious

antibiotic

medicine

exploit

use unfairly

sustainability

environmental balance

potential

promise

diversify

broaden, vary

supply

source

discharge

release

urge

encourage, demand

caution

warning, carefulness

disregard

neglect

marginalization

exclusion

vital

essential

disturb

upset, disrupt

depleting

running out

inflict

cause (harm)

assumption

belief, opinion

ruthless

cruel

impulse

urge

motive

reason

transcend

go beyond

ethos

social values

evolutionary

developmental

brutal

merciless

racism

discrimination

sparsely

thinly populated

egalitarianism

fairness, equality

ethical

moral

obligation

duty

disparity

difference

ostracize

isolate, exclude

autonomy

independence

altruism

selflessness

hierarchical

(related to) order, top-down structure

advent

arrival

feasible

viable