planet Flashcards

(80 cards)

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gross

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on a large scale

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doomsday scenario

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very bad scenario

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prophets of doom

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persons who speaks doom

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defuse a bomb

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detonate

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ageing

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to grow old to bring to maturity

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6
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more multicultural

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cultural diversification

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extinction {become or made extinct}

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a coming to an end or dying out

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pandemic(s)

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epidemic over a large area

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evolve

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to develop gradually

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adapt

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adjust or modify fittingly

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we were screwed

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they betrayed us

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post-apocalyptic

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after imminent disaster and total or universal destruction

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invasion

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infringement by intrusion

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alien

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a foreigner

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nuclear fall-out radioactive fallout

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the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions eruptions etc

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creeping over the horizon

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advancing or developing gradually so as to infringe on or supplant something else

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do your utmost {to finish on time}

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to use the most or best of one’s abilities powers

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sustenance

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nourishment

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overcrowded

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too much people

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scarce

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deficient limited insufficient

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21
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viable it has chance of surviving

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capable of living

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22
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eradicate remove delete wipe out

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to end

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diminish

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reduce

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suite

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a number of things forming a series or set

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suit
any costume worn for some special activity
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follow suit
to follow in the same pattern; to follow someone else's example
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overuse
excessive use
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emaciated
to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh
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sparsely-populated
thinly scattered or distributed
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feed stock
agriculture to make fuel
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livestock
animals
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auxiliary
back up extra in reserve
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depletion
becoming smaller
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dispute
contradict reject
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defeatist
give up
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negligible
insignificant
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cling to
to adhere closely stick to
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sole
only
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carbon emission
release (to emit)
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occupied with
working on dealing with
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pressing matters
important urgent
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counter-productive
in reverse not productive
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subject to
happens to it or (be subjected to)
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to attribute
are the cause of
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throwaway-society
a consumer-society
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waste garbage management
disposal
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indiscriminate exploitation
just take all of it we don't care about the effect or consequences
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burgeoning
emerging starting to develop - threat effect consumption ...
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depletion to deplete {NOT I depleted but the depletion of}
diminish
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detrimental
harmful
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exploitation
use or utilization especially for profit
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carbon footprint
consume waste energy legacy your life has for the planet broader than carbon alone
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carbon emissions
the release of carbon gasses
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extinguish a fire
put out the flame of
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reprehensible
you shouldn't be doing that you should be punished
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who should take responsibility for our planet
who should feel accountable
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hold responsible (NOT KEEP)
who is seen as accountable
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carry responsibility to shoulder responsibility
the person who is accountable
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present opinions
being existing or occurring at this time or now current opinions
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live on planet
planet where you live
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live off planet
we take things from the planet to live
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to subsidise
to furnish or aid with a subsidy
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spiral out of control
worse and worse
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to the benefit of humanity
something that is advantageous or good for humanity
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incentive
motivation encouragement
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in a different guise
in a different form
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extend life
prolong life
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lifetime span xx years
life expectancy
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course of nature
the path route or channel along which nature moves
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realms of fantasy/dreams
the region sphere or domain within which anything occurs prevails or dominates
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blatantly obvious
brazenly obvious flagrant shameless
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current burden
that which is borne with difficulty obligation
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human existence
the state or fact of existing being
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overstretched resources
to extend to the full length
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pouring resources into their quest
to flow to send resources in their search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something
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loathe to accept
to feel disgust or intense aversion for
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fragile planet
delicate planet
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what does the future hold?
prosperity survival/professional/personal challenges
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it is climate change not THE climate change
(mother nature global warming under sealevel below sea level)
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to thrive
to grow; to flourish ; more than just survive