B7T2R2P2-The True Cost Of Food Flashcards

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A ferterliser

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Sth we put on crops to help them grow

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Collateral damage

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Unintended damage caused by an action.
Eg. During a war, the unintentional deaths and injuries of people who are not soldier, and damage that is caused to their homes, hospitals, schools, etc.

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A pesticide

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A chemical used to destroy pests

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Livestock

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Animal on a farm

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Filth

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Dirt.
Thick, unpleasant dirt.
The floor was covered in filth.

Sexually offensive words or pictures.
Eg. People complain about the filth on TV and in press.

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Aesthetic /es’THedik/

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How Sth looks.
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
Eg. The picture give great aesthetic pleasure.

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Staggering

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Amazing.
Very shocking and surprising.
Eg. It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.
Staggeringly expensive

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To be equivalent to

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To be the same as

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Erosion

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The wearing away of earth, rocks, ect
The wearing away of the earth’s surface by natural process.
Eg. Soil erosion. Coastal erosion.
The problem of soil erosion.

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Feasible

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Possible

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Sustainable

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Lasting a long time

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Thriving, to thrive

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Healthy and doing well.
To grow, develop, or be successful.
Eg. His business thrived in the years before the war.
She seems to thrive on stress.
A thriving economy.
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Organic farming

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Farming without using chemicals

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To comprise

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To consist of.
To have as parts or members, or to be those parts or members.
Eg. The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.
The class is comprised mainly of Italian and French students.
Italian students comprise 69 percent of the class.

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To shift

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To move, change

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A norm

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Sth that is normal