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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
scarcity | n: the state of being in short supply; a small and inadequate amount | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
bleak | adj: unlikely to be favorable; unpleasantly cold and damp; offering little or no hope | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
startling | adj: extremely surprising, astonishing, and sometimes worrying | |
freshwater | adj: living in, found in, or connecting with water that does not contain salt | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
continuously | adv: without being interrupted or paused; repeatedly | |
recycle | v: to sort and collect things to process them and produce valuable materials that can be used again | |
morph | v: to change or cause to change something or someone smoothly and gradually from one thing to another | |
vapor | n: a mass of tiny liquid drops in the air | |
liquid | n: a substance, such as water or oil that flows freely and is neither a solid nor a gas | |
circulate | v: to move continuously or freely around a place or closed system | |
globe | n: the earth or world, mainly used to emphasize its vastness | |
saltwater | adj: of or connected with seawater or water containing salt; living in or found in the sea | |
mineral | n: a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
glacier | n: a slowly moving mass of ice formed from snow on mountains or near the North Pole or the South Pole | |
sustain | v: to supply enough of what somebody or something needs to survive or exist; to accept as valid | |
underground | adj: under the surface of the ground; a secret group organized to achieve a specific purpose, such as overthrowing the government or occupying a force | |
aquifer | n: an underground layer of rock, sand, or Earth that can take in and hold water | |
permafrost | n: a layer of soil that is permanently below freezing, usually in polar regions | |
deplete | v: to reduce something, especially supplies of energy, money, etc., by a large amount; to use up resources or materials | |
replenish | v: to fill something that had previously been emptied | |
snowfall | n: a fall of snow; the amount of snow falling within a particular area in a specific time | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
evenly | adv: in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
geography | n: a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth | |
rainfall | n: the amount of rain that falls in a specific location at a particular moment | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
guzzle | v: to drink something quickly, greedily, and usually in large amounts. | |
renew | v: to begin or resume something again after an interruption | |
pump | v: to cause water, air, gas, etc. to move from one place to another by using mechanical equipment; to get or supply something such as money, information, etc. in significant quantities | |
finite | adj: having a limit or restriction of size, time, etc. | |
reserve | v: to keep something for future use or contingency; to obtain or arrange something, such as a meeting, seat, etc., in advance | |
reservoir | n: a natural or artificial lake used to store water for community use; a large or extra supply of something | |
irreversible | adj: impossible to change or return to a previous condition | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
pace | n: the speed at which someone or something moves, or the rate at which something happens or changes | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
drain | v: to empty or dry something by removing the liquid from it | |
equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
swallow | v: to make food, drink, pills, etc., pass down your throat into your stomach; (noun) small long-winged songbird noted for swift, graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations | |
crop | n: a plant that is cultivated in large amounts, particularly for food | |
livestock | n: farm animals and birds such as cows, sheep, and chickens | |
pose | v: to present a risk, problem, or other issues that must be addressed | |
necessity | n: the state or fact of being needed; anything indispensable | |
thirst | n: a feeling of needing something to drink; a strong desire for something | |
ingenious | adj: showing inventiveness and ability or skill | |
irrigation | n: the agricultural practice of supplying land with water through pipes or channels so that crops grow well | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
breed | v: to keep animals for producing offspring in a regulated manner | |
suit | n: a set of clothes that are made from the same material; a claim or complaint that a person or organization can file in court against another party; (verb) to be fit or acceptable for | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
reuse | v: to use something again or more than once | |
intensive | adj: involving a lot of work or activity in a short time | |
shell | n: hard outer covering or case of eggs, nuts, some seeds, and some animals | |
vegetarian | n: a person who does not eat meat or fish, or often any animal products, for health or religious reasons | |
footprint | n: a mark of a foot, shoe, or animal’s foot left on a surface |