Lesson 1 & 2 & 3 Flashcards
Abandon (v)
To give up , to leave
Abandonment(n)
🔺to save their lives, sailors had to abandon the sinking ship
Adversely (adv)
Adverse(adj)
# suitable # proper # appropriate # apt
= inappropriate
🔺excessive rainfall early in the spring can adversely affect the planting of crops
Aggregate(adj)
Total
🔺 aggregate sales numbers
Cultivation(n)
Cultivate(v)
Preparing the land to grow crops
🔺with the development of land cultivation, hunters and gatherers were able to settle in one place.
Fertilize(v)
To supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful substances to the soil
Fertilizer(n)
Fertilization(n)
🔺this land fertilizes tomatoes more than any other crop
Intensify (v)
= strengthen = fortify = heighten
Intense(adj)
🔺 the death of the leader intensified the sorrow of the defeat.
Irrigation(n)
The supply of water to the dry land
Irrigate(v)
🔺irrigation of the land fertilizes it to cultivate crops.
Obtain(v)
Gain possession of
= get = acquire = gain
Precipitation(n)
Water that falls to the earth’s surface
🔺the high level of precipitation ensures green plant life
Disaster(n)
An adverse event
= catastrophe
Disastrous(adj) = catastrophic = devastating
Anticipate (v)
Predict = expect = foresee = foretell
Anticipation(n)
🔺 Scientists cannot anticipate earthquake before it happens
Catastrophic (adj)
Disastrous = devastating
Catastrophe (n) = disaster
🔺he died in a catastrophic elevator event.
Collide(v)
To crash
Collision(n)
🔺the car collided to the wall
Eruption (n)
A sudden outburst
Erupt(v)
🔺the eruption of the building caused 57 deaths
Famine (n)
Severe hunger , drastic food shortage
🔺the famine in Africa causes substantial number of deaths each year.
