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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| patterns | the regular ways that things take place or are done |
| accumulate | increase in number and amount |
| affordable | when you have enough money to pay for something |
| retain | to continue to have or remember |
| reduce | to decrease or make less |
| process | having a series of actions that are done to make or do something |
| drawbacks | effects that cause problems |
| advantages | useful effects or benefits of something |
| features | the parts or characteristics of something |
| designate | to choose someone to accomplish something |
| advocates | people who strongly support or defend a cause |
| initial | the first one |
| commonplace | is ordinary or unremarkable |
| optimal | best or most appropriate |
| irrational | not based on reasonable thinking |
| insulation | material that prevents heat and cold from escaping or entering something |
| invasive | something that spreads even though it is unwelcome |