CAM 10- TEST3- PASSAGE 2

chlorophyll

the green substance in plants, that allows them to use the energy from the sun(chat diep luc)

evergreen

An evergreen plant, bush, or tree has leaves for the whole year.>< deciduous

conifer

one of various types of evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that produce hard oval-shaped fruit called cones

sumac

a large bush or small tree with leaves that are divided into several parts and fruits that grow in bunches (= groups)

flavonoid

a substance in fruit and vegetables that may help protect people against some types of cancer or heart disease

minted

recently produced or made:

freshly/newly minted Today the freshly minted hotels sit empty.

infestation

a large number of animals and insects that carry disease, that are present where they are not wanted

an infestation of cockroaches

plausible

seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed:

a plausible explanation/excuse

salvage

n,v-to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or a flood

After the fire, there wasn't much furniture left worth salvaging.

dismantle

to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces:

She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn't put it back together again.

evergreen

always seeming fresh or remaining popular:

that evergreen TV series "Friends"

dismantle

to get rid of a system or organization, usually over a period of time:

Over the next three years, we will be gradually dismantling the company and selling off the profitable units.

dismantle

to show that a claim, statement or explanation is not true or correct:

If you disagree, then dismantle the argument with some sort of well-argued counter-proposition.

salvage

n,v-to try to make a bad situation better:

It was a desperate attempt to salvage the situation.

minted

extremely rich:

The directors of the company are absolutely minted.