Huge reduction in meat eating Flashcards

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Comprehensive

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including all, or almost all, the items, details, facts, information that may be concerned

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Deforestation

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the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area

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Shortages

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a situation when there is not enough of something that is needed

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Critical

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of the greatest importance to the way things might happen

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indicate

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to show, point or make clear in another way

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Sector

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a part of an area of activity, especially of a country´´s economy

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Landmark

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an important stage in the development of something

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dairy

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mill, egg and other milk products

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To assess

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to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something

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To loom

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to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon

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Magic bullet

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Magic solution

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dietary

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connected with or contained in the food that you eat and drink regularly

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Subsidies

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money that is paid by a government or an organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods so that their prices can be kept low

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to halt

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to stop: to make someone stop

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Pollution

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substances that make air, water, soil, etc. dirty

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Profound

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very great

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Crop

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the amount of grain, fruit, etc. that is grown in one season - harvest

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yield

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the total amount of crops, profits, etc. that are produced

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universal

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done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group

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implement

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put into practice

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framework

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a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that is used as the basis for making judgements, decisions

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finite

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having a define limit or fixed size

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ecology

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the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment

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unequivocal

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clear, definite and without doubt

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No-brainer

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a decision or a problem that you do not need to think about much because it is obvious what you should do