Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Ambition

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something you want to achieve in your life

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2
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Clinic

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a place where people go for medical treatment or advice

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3
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conservation

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the protection of nature

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4
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dictate

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to say or read something for someone to write down

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5
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dispute

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a disagreement, especially one that lasts a long time

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6
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divorce

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the official ending of a marriage

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7
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drugstore

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a shop that sells medicines and also things such as soap and beauty products

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engagement

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an agreement to get married to someone

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9
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flourish

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to grow or develop well

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10
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foster

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to grow or develop well

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11
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outlook

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the likely future situation

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planet

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a large, round object in space that moves around the sun or another star

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13
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pollution

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damage caused to water, air, etc by harmful substances or waste

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14
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preserve

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to keep something the same or prevent it from being damaged or destroyed

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15
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priority

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something that is very important and that must be dealt with before other things

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16
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prosperity

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a situation in which someone is successful, usually by earning a lot of money

17
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pursue

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If you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time

18
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relevant

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related or useful to what is happening or being talked about

19
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rural

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relating to the countryside and not to towns

20
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spoil

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to stop something from being enjoyable or successful

21
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tackle

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to try to deal with a problem

22
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vastly

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very much

23
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vice

A

crime that involves sex or drugs

24
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founded

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establish