News 2 Flashcards
(25 cards)
to carver
to sculpt
tree hugger
ecologista
doom
- personal death
- terrible fate
- failure
bleak
grim
“The financial future of the company looked bleak.”
foreboding
“I have a foreboding sense of great changes to come”
to entrust
“She wasentrustedwith the job of organizing the reception.”
(encargar, encomendar)
to unnerve
“The sound of exploding fireworks unnerved the dog”
to disturb por to frighten
unsettling
disturbing
inquietante
to gorge on
eat too much of something
He gorged on meat and cheese
To peer out
To peek from inside or indoors
“I spent close to two weeks flying over central Nunavut, peering out the window of a small plane at the rolling tundra below”
Pristine
Pure
The pristine water is now under threat
Herd
The herd grazed peacefully in the pasture
Disturbance
Whether climate change or industrial disturbance — could ever be of much concern to the herd
To harvest
To farm (cosechar)
Husbandry
Breeding animals
They study animal husbandry at the agricultural college.
To thaw
To melt
“Icing is usually caused by rain-on-snow or thaw-freeze event”
To graze
“The cows grazed in the hills outside the town.”
Shrub
Bush
“Richard planted a shrub in his garden.”
Resiliance
“Paul has lost his job, his wife left him, and his house was repossessed by the bank, but he keeps going; his resilience is remarkable.”
Silver lining
If there is a silver lining to this, it’s that he still has a job.
(Un hecho positivo)
To unravel
To solve
“Scientists like myself need to work together with wildlife managers and harvesters to unravel the complexity of responses to environmental change.”
Culprit
Lack of exercise and poor diet are the main culprits in heart disease.
Culpable, causa
to stalk
The cat stalked the mouse
to follow stealthily/obsessively
lame
1.Nate left the party early because it was lame.
(boring)
2. Tina offered a lame excuse about her dog and went home early.
(weak)
