Flashcards in B7T2R2P2-The True Cost Of Food Deck (16)
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Collateral damage
Unintended damage caused by an action.
Eg. During a war, the unintentional deaths and injuries of people who are not soldier, and damage that is caused to their homes, hospitals, schools, etc.
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A ferterliser
Sth we put on crops to help them grow
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A pesticide
A chemical used to destroy pests
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Livestock
Animal on a farm
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Filth
Dirt.
Thick, unpleasant dirt.
The floor was covered in filth.
Sexually offensive words or pictures.
Eg. People complain about the filth on TV and in press.
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Aesthetic /es'THedik/
How Sth looks.
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
Eg. The picture give great aesthetic pleasure.
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Staggering
Amazing.
Very shocking and surprising.
Eg. It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.
Staggeringly expensive
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To be equivalent to
To be the same as
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Erosion
The wearing away of earth, rocks, ect
The wearing away of the earth's surface by natural process.
Eg. Soil erosion. Coastal erosion.
The problem of soil erosion.
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Feasible
Possible
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Sustainable
Lasting a long time
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Thriving, to thrive
Healthy and doing well.
To grow, develop, or be successful.
Eg. His business thrived in the years before the war.
She seems to thrive on stress.
A thriving economy.
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Organic farming
Farming without using chemicals
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To comprise
To consist of.
To have as parts or members, or to be those parts or members.
Eg. The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.
The class is comprised mainly of Italian and French students.
Italian students comprise 69 percent of the class.
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To shift
To move, change
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