wordlist2 Flashcards

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(v) = to desert, to leave a place, thing or person A

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abandoned

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(C n) = an uncontrollable desire to have sth regularly A

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addiction

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(C n) = a tremor after an earthquake

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aftershock

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(v) = to have an impact/influence on sb/st A

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affected

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(adj) = very modern; ahead of time A

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advanced

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(adj) = contrary; unfavourable A

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adverse

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C n) = an idea which was not originally intended but was thought of later

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afterthought

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(adj) = moving in the air

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airborne

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(C n) = a landmass made from coral

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atoll

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(adj) not sleeping A

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awake

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(C n) = a snowstorm with strong winds B

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blizzard

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(C n) = a way of thinking and acting

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attitudes

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(U n) = the act of using your strength or power to hurt or frighten weaker people (usually at school)

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bullying

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(U n) = the greyish-white or black powder created when a volcano erupts

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ash

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(v) = to ask firmly and forcefully D

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demanded

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(adj) = cruel; violent B

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brutal

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(U n) = the practice of a group of people taking turns to drive each other to work, or drive each other’s
children to school, rather than using separate cars C

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carpooling

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(U n) = a serious, often deadly, disease of the stomach and intestines found mainly in tropical countries C

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cholera

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(v) = to believe sth to be true c

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claim

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(C n) = a member of a country, city, etc C

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citizens

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(C n) = sb wounded or killed in an event C

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casualty

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(v) = to fall down due to a sudden inability to support my own weight

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collapsed

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(C n) result C

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consequences

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(adj) = made right C

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corrected

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(v) = to make a substance harmful by putting sth in it C
contaminating
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(C/U n) = an act which is not legal and may be punished by law c
crime
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(v) = to become worse
declined
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(v) = to harm; to injure D
damaged
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(adj) = highly destructive D
devastating
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(v) = to formally announce D
declared
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(U n) = the cutting down of trees D
deforestation
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(U n) = the process of sharing; spreading or supplying sth D
distribution
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(C n) = an interruption causing disorder D
disruption
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(U n) = a long period of time in which no rain falls D
drought
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(C n) = a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain D
downpour
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(v) = to become known E
emerged
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(adv) = totally; fully
entirely
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(C n) = a result; a consequence E
effect
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(v) = to leave my country in order to go and live in another country E
emigrated
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(adj) = having or causing strong feelings E
emotional
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(C n) = an instance of hot rocks and ash exploding out of the top of a volcano E
eruption
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(v) = (of a group of people) to move away from a place of danger to somewhere where it is safer E
evacuate
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(U n) = the act of using sb/sth to your advantage e
exploitation
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(C n) = a forceful outburst of a bomb
explosion
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(U n) = a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die F
famine
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(C n) = a prediction about sth based on given information F
forecast
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(adv) = intensely or violently F
fiercely
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(C n) = a number F
figure
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(U n) = water that comes naturally from under the ground g
groundwater
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(U n) = a thin white layer of ice formed on surfaces when it is very cold
frost
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(C n) = an ancestor F
forefathers
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(C n) = a short and sudden rush of wind g
gusts
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(C n) = our native country H
homeland
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(U n) = the condition of not having a home H
homelessness
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(adj) = better than before I
improved
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(U n) = the need for food H
hunger
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(v) = to cause injury or pain H
hurt
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(U n) = inability to read and write I
illiteracy
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(v) = to bring into a country through legal means I
imports
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(adv) = more and more I
increasingly
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(adj) = certain to happen and can't be prevented or avoided I
inevitable
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(v) = to affect with a disease-causing organism I
infect
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(v) = to have an effect I
influence
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(v) = to hurt or wound I
injured
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(adj) = not guilty of doing sth wrong I
innocent
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(adv) = in a direction away from the sea and towards the centre of an area of land I
inland
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(C n) = putting some equipment in position or into working order I
installation
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(C n) = a matter I
issue
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(phr) = a means of automatically watering plants and crops I
irrigation
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(v) = to hit sth, such as a door, in a fast action in order to get attention K
knocked
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(U n) = an absence of sth; a shortage L
lack
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(C n) = a large deep hole where large amounts of rubbish are put L
landfills
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(adj) = following legal rules
law-abiding
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