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17/5/2021 22 Flashcards | Quizlet
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meagre Lacking in quantity or quality
radiant (adj.) shining, bright; giving forth light or energy
Animal whose pelt provided great profits for the

beaver French empire and enhanced European fashion at
enormous ecological cost
Measures contributing to cleanliness and good

hygience
health
proverbial well-known because widely repeated
a secret plan by a group to do something

conspiracy
unlawful or harmful
eloquent persuasive and moving, especially in speech
tempestuous turbulent, stormy
a person considered as descended from some

descendant
ancestor or race
poor visibility difficulty to see
tame not wild
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to force someone to accept or put up with; to

impose
take unfair advantage of; impressive
stock A share of ownership in a corporation.
take the time not in a hurry
on your toes to be alert
trespass Enter without permission
to destroy completely; to undermine the

subverted
character of
subsume to include, incorporate
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property

intruder
of another without permission
someone who forces entry into a place where

invader
they are unwanted
to conquer by force, bring under complete

subjugate
control
a serious conversation between two people,

heart-to-heart usually close friends, in which they talk honestly
about their feelings
fraternize to be friendly with
fled ran away from something
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have a grievance ...

against
1. to make a formal statement about something to

a public organization or authority
2. to become fixed or stuck somewhere; to make
something become fixed or stuck somewhere
lodge
3. to leave money or something valuable in a safe
place
4. to provide someone with a place to sleep or
live
fidget move restlessly
come on develop or make progress
peer into to examine, to scrutinize
to use sth to its best utility or to one's best

put to good use
advantage
mastodon A large, extinct, elephant-like mammal
biome characterized by small trees and mixed

woodland
shrub communities
an extensive area of level and rolling, treeless

plains
country, often covered by rich, fertile soil.
Hunting, trapping,and fishing of a species at a rate

that is faster than reproduction can replace them.
overhunting
This can result the species becoming endangered
or extinct.
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keep an eye on something or someone to check

watch over
that there's no trouble
watch out to be careful
infighting conflict within a group
shelve to put aside and postpone
optimal Best or most favorable
unveiled uncovered; revealed
to write on something a date that comes after the

postdate
real date
to stop something from reaching its intended

intercept
destination
water that flows over the ground surface rather

run off
than soaking into the ground
Any form of water that falls from clouds and

Precipitation
reaches Earth's surface.
n opening through which sweat reaches the

pore
surface of the skin.
Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow

permeability
through it
The downward movement of water through soil

percolation
and rock due to gravity.
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the present moment or the actual time in which

real-time
something takes place
tariff A tax on imported goods
remotely from a distance
blackout a period of time that the drinker cannot recall
noun: support sytem of an organization or system

infractructure
(figuratively [veracross] literally [building])
apparatus equipment; a group of machines
active transport mechanism that works against

pump
electrochemical gradients
compass navigational instrument for finding directions
underway continuing, in progress, already commenced
pressing requiring immediate attention; urgent
affuent wealthy
cut and dried predictable, known beforehand; boring
thereby by that means or because of that
(adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose,

willful
deliberate
back to nature live a natural, rural style of life
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cultist người trồng trọt
n. Something that branches off from the parent

offshoot
stock.
impose on to take advantage of
monastery A community of monks
hermit a person living in solitude as a religious discipline
having the qualities that are right, needed, or

suited to
appropriate for something
Decriminalize to do away with legal penalties for
exemplify To illustrate by being an example of
impermissible not allowed
oversleep sleep longer than intended
inseparable cannot be separated
unequalled better or more extreme than any other
artisan A skilled craftsperson
workmanship n. The art or skill of a workman.
exploitation Taking advantage of a weaker group
influx (n.) a coming in, inflow
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the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the

mining
earth
vigilant on the alert; watchful
tract an area of indefinite extent, typically a large one.
invasive Inserting or entering into a body part
weed cigarette
overburden soil and rock overlying a useful mineral deposit
mercury Hg
sludge Solid waste material from wastewater
a disclosure of confidential information to the

leak
news media
relating to a city, town, village, or the like with

municipal
local self-government

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meagre Lacking in quantity or quality

radiant (adj.) shining, bright; giving forth light or energy

Animal whose pelt provided great profits for the

Measures contributing to cleanliness and good

proverbial well-known because widely repeated

a secret plan by a group to do something

eloquent persuasive and moving, especially in speech

tempestuous turbulent, stormy

a person considered as descended from some

poor visibility difficulty to see

tame not wild

to force someone to accept or put up with; to

stock A share of ownership in a corporation.

take the time not in a hurry

on your toes to be alert

trespass Enter without permission

to destroy completely; to undermine the

subsume to include, incorporate

someone who intrudes on the privacy or property

someone who forces entry into a place where

to conquer by force, bring under complete

a serious conversation between two people,

fraternize to be friendly with

fled ran away from something

have a grievance ...

1. to make a formal statement about something to

fidget move restlessly

come on develop or make progress

peer into to examine, to scrutinize

to use sth to its best utility or to one's best

mastodon A large, extinct, elephant-like mammal

biome characterized by small trees and mixed

an extensive area of level and rolling, treeless

Hunting, trapping,and fishing of a species at a rate

keep an eye on something or someone to check

watch out to be careful

infighting conflict within a group

shelve to put aside and postpone

optimal Best or most favorable

unveiled uncovered; revealed

to write on something a date that comes after the

to stop something from reaching its intended

water that flows over the ground surface rather

Any form of water that falls from clouds and

n opening through which sweat reaches the

Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow

The downward movement of water through soil

the present moment or the actual time in which

tariff A tax on imported goods

remotely from a distance

blackout a period of time that the drinker cannot recall

noun: support sytem of an organization or system

apparatus equipment; a group of machines

active transport mechanism that works against

compass navigational instrument for finding directions

underway continuing, in progress, already commenced

pressing requiring immediate attention; urgent

cut and dried predictable, known beforehand; boring

thereby by that means or because of that

(adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose,

back to nature live a natural, rural style of life

cultist người trồng trọt