module 2 Flashcards
(41 cards)
the CONDITION of being extremely POOR
poverty
Cause of is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury
Destructive
An accepted or official position, especially in a social group
Status
a group of small islands
Archipelago
= Marshall islands
a ring-shaped island formed of coral that surrounds a lagoon
Atoll
a statement that someone will be hurt or harmed.
Threat
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of.
continuing to exist past the usual time.
Persistent
a long period when there is little or no rain.
Drought
to cause STH damage
To destroy STH without mercy
To wreak havoc on STH
gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number.
= shrinking, declining …
Dwindling
not suitable to live in
Uninhabitable
habitable
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( ) is hovering around ( )
by the smallest amount
Barely
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Lie down with SBD on the bed?
Bunking with SBD
feeling less confident because you cannot achieve what you want
Frustrated
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Ailment
continuing for a long time (especially of a disease or STH bad)
Chronic
a period of 10 years
Decade
only available in small amounts
In short supply
to (make STH) become larger in amount or size
to increase
in a way that becomes quicker and quicker as STH that increases becomes larger.
Exponentially
to move or move STH or SOMEONE from one place to another
Relocate
public support for an idea, plan, or way of doing STH
Advocacy (an advocacy group)
= enough
Sufficiently