Unit 7 Expanse Flashcards

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Administrative (adj)

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Related to the management of an institution or organization

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Basic amenities (phrase)

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things considered necessary to be able to live comfortably

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Sustain (v)

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provide the conditions that allow something to continue to exist

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Driver (n)

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a factor which causes something to happen or develop

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Emission (n)

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the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.

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Derive benefits

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If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them.

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7
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Density (n)

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Solidity, thickness

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Housing (n)

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Relate to houses

Alojamiento, viviendas, refugio, etc.

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Neglected (adj)

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Suffering a lack of proper care. Not receiving proper attention; disregarded.

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Productivity (n)

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The effectiveness of productive effort

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Innovation (n)

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The action or process of innovating.

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Congestion (n)

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too full or crowded with something (such as vehicles or people)

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Biodiversity (n)

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the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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Degradation (n)

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the act or process of damaging or ruining something.

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Exponential (adj)

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(of an increase) becoming more and more rapid.

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Irreparable (adj)

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(of an injury or loss) impossible to rectify or repair.

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Irrigate (v)

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apply a continuous flow of water or liquid medication to (an organ or wound).
Regar

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18
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Materialism (n)

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a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.

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Scarce (adj)

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(especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand.
Escaso, raro, apenas

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Yield (n)

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Noun
produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).
Rendimiento, producción
Verb: produce, give

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Undue (adj)

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unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate.
Excessive, inappropriate

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22
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Unjust (adj)

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not based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.

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Prime (adj)

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of first importance; main.

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Profound (adj)

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(of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.

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Abrupt
sudden and unexpected. | Brusco
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Exponential
(of an increase) becoming more and more rapid.
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Excessive (adj)
more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
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Extravagant (adj)
lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
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Hazardous (adj)
risky; dangerous.
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Devastating (adj)
highly destructive or damaging.
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Severe
(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.
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Unprecedented
never done or known before.
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Insistent (adj)
insisting or demanding something; not allowing refusal.
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Immense (adj)
extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.
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Radical (adj)
(especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
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Underlying (adj)
``` Verb: present participle of underlie. Adjective: Significant as a cause or basis of something, but not necessarily manifest or obvious Subyacente, fundamental ```
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Widespread (adj)
General, extensive, wide, common | something that is known
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Overriding (adj)
Primordial, more important than any other considerations.
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Prominent
Important, famous
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Sizeable
considerable, important, large
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Systematic
done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical.
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Overwhelming
great | abrumador
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Close proximity
near, closer
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Infrastructure (n)
The set of systems in a place, e.g., telephone and transport system
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Output (n)
The amount of something that an organization produces
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Migrate (v)
to go to another place or country to find work
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Fundamental (adj)
relating to the basic nature or character of something
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Conceive (v)
to think of a new idea, plan, or design
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Innovate (v)
to invent or begin using new ideas, methods, equipment, etc.
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Utility (n)
a public service such as gas, water, or electricity
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Coherent (adj)
reasonable and sensible
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Undernourished
having insufficient food or other substances for good health and condition. contrary of nurture
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Shortages
Lack of something
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Sustained (adj)
continuing for an extended period or without interruption.