Unit 2 Flashcards

(44 cards)

1
Q

Pollute

A

Contaminate

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2
Q

Make the condition of sth worse

A

Degrade

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3
Q

Reduce the amount of sth

A

Deplate

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4
Q

Become worse

A

Deteriorate

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5
Q

Damage sth badly or completely

A

Devastate

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6
Q

Enforce (law)

A

Implement

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7
Q

Water land or crops

A

Irrigate

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8
Q

Enable a plant to produce seeds

A

Pollinate

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9
Q

I don’t care

A

I don’t give a hoot

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10
Q

He is very lively this evening

A

He is very chirpy this evening

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11
Q

To start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in more severe way

A

To crack down on

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12
Q

To give sth to each of a number of people

A

Hand out sth

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13
Q

To finish a supply of sth

A

Use up

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14
Q

To do or use less of sth

A

Cut down on

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15
Q

To destroy sth completely

A

Wipe out

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16
Q

To have to deal with a problem

A

Come up against

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17
Q

To become less common and finally stop existing

A

Die out

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18
Q

Be the same as
To add up to

19
Q

Abstain; to temporary stop being involved in an activity or situation in order to think about it in a new way

20
Q

To destroy a large part of sth

21
Q

Liquid - changing into gas
Feelings - slowly disappearing

22
Q

To develop and change gradually over a long period of time

23
Q

To increase quickly and spread to many different places

24
Q

Containing or consisting of salt

25
Bird
Twitter
26
The crunch of
Dry leaves
27
The lapping of
The waves
28
Distant roar of
The thunder
29
The whistling of
The wind
30
The patter of
Rain
31
Highly
Evolve
32
Join
Forces
33
An amazin
Variety
34
On the
Grounds that
35
Come into
Contact with
36
Be kept in
Captivity
37
Cruel
Treatment
38
Natural
Environment
39
To give your opinion on a subject for a long period of time
Hold forth
40
Very much
Vastly
41
An expression of formal support or approval for sb or sth
Endorsements
42
Sb’s education, achievement, experience that prove to have the ability to do sth
Credentials
43
When sb sends sb or sth to another person to be helped or dealt with
Referral
44
To send sth somewhere in order to sell it
Consign