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R3 BTB U7
VOCABULARY REVISION
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| LAND | the land next to or close to the sea |
| CONSTRUCTION | the building of things such as houses, factories, roads and bridges |
| DESTRUCTIVE | causing damage to people or things |
| TO FLOOD | cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems |
| TO OCCUR | exist or be present in, among, etc. |
| PROOF | piece of information which shows that something exists or is true |
| TO RAISE | lift something to a higher position |
| TO REPAIR | put something that is damaged, broken or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again |
| TO RISE | to move upwards |
| SOLUTION | answer to a problem |
| SUDDEN | happening or done quickly and without warning |
| THREAT | a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed |
| VARIETY | many different types of things or people |
| TO RECOMMEND | to suggest that something would be good, suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done |
| ADVERSE | having negative or harmful effects on something |
| AGRICULTURE | farming |
| ARTIFICIAL | man made, not natural |
| BORDER | the line that divides one country from another |
| TO CONTRIBUTE | to help cause an event or situation |
| DEFENSE | protection or support against attack, criticism or infection |
| DEVASTATING | causing a lot of damage or destruction |
| DISASTER | an event which results in great harm, damage or death, or serious difficulty |
| EQUAL | the same in amount, number, size, or the same in importance and deserving the same treatment |
| TO MENTION | to speak about something briefly, giving little detail or using few words |
| TO REMOVE | to take something or someone away from somewhere or off something |
| TO SUCCEED | to achieve something, to be successful in something that you have aimed at |
| SUPPLY | an amount of something that is available to be used |
| TENSION | a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other |