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Vocab Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abode | a place where one lives; a home |
| alter | to change |
| contamination | pollution |
| counterpart | a person or thing that is the same as or looks much like another |
| diversify | to vary |
| impetuous | acting suddenly with little thought; rash; moving with great force |
| initiate | to begin; to introduce; to admit as a member (n.) a person who has been admitted or introduced (adj.) brought in; introduced |
| interaction | mutual influence or action |
| irrecoverable | unable to be regained; irretrievable |
| irreversible | not able to be changed back to an earlier form |
| lethal | deadly; capable of causing death |
| magnitude | importance; greatness of size or influence |
| millenium | a period of one thousand years |
| modify | to change or alter |
| radiation | the process of sending out rays of heat, light, etc. |
| relatively | not absolutely; comparatively |
| sinister | evil or dishonest; threatening disaster |
| species | a distinct kind; a biological classification |
| universal | occurring everywhere; affecting all |
| vegetation | plant life |