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Making Connections 3
Unit 4 Reading 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abundant | more than enough |
| atmosphere | the gases surrounding planets |
| convert | to change the form or function of something to another |
| costly | expensive |
| enforce | to make a law be carried out |
| exacerbate | to make something worse |
| filter | to remove solids from water |
| highlight | to draw attention to something more important than the surrounding things |
| insufficient | not enough |
| moist | damp, a little wet |
| periodic | happening at intervals, not constantly |
| precipitation | rainfall or snow |
| proximity | nearness |
| purify | to make clean |
| resolution | formal statement or decision |
| runoff | chemicals and animal waste that get into the water of rivers and lakes |
| staggering | shocking and surprising because of the size |
| strain | to put a lot of pressure on something |
| subsidize | to pay part of the cost of something |
| thereby | by this means |
| topography | the natural features of the land |
| trap | to catch |
| underlying | real but not obviously noticeable cause |