Vocabulary Chapter 4
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| greenhouse gases | a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g., carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons.
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| activists | a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
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| inconceivable | not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable
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| carbon footprint | the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc.
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| climate | the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
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| harvesting | gather (a crop) as a harvest.
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| convert |
cause to change in form, character, or function
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| preserve | maintain (something) in its original or existing state
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| depletion | reduction in the number or quantity of something.
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| inhabitants | a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place.
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| insulate | protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.
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| conserve | protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.
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| composting | make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost.
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| incentives | a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something
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| pollution | the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
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| toxic | poisonous.
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| capitalist | a wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism.
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| revitalization | a wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism
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| degradation | the condition or process of degrading or being degraded
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| stakeholders | (in gambling) an independent party with whom each of those who make a wager deposits the money or counters wagered.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
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