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demographic

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data relating to the population and different groups within it

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crop

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plants for food

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vertical

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going straight up or down from a level surface or from top to bottom in a picture, etc.

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drastic

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extreme in a way that has a sudden, serious or violent effect on something

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horizontal

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enlarge imageflat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down

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drought

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a long period of time when there is little or no rain

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pesticide

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a chemical used for killing pests, especially insects

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edible

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​fit or suitable to be eaten; not poisonous

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to prohibit

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to stop something from being done or used especially by law
SYNONYM forbid

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enclose

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to build a wall, fence, etc. around something

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dismantle

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to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces

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cog

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​enlarge imageone of a series of teeth on the edge of a wheel that fit between the teeth on the next wheel and cause it to move

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weld

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to join pieces of metal together by heating their edges and pressing them together

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commemorate

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to remind people of an important event or person from the past with a special action or object; to exist to remind people of a person or an event from the past

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inevitable

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that you cannot avoid or prevent
synonym unavoidable

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consequently

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as a result; therefore

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large-scale

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involving many people or things, especially over a wide area

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proponent

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a person who supports an idea or course of action

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transparent

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allowing you to see through it

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stimulate

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to make something develop or become more active; to encourage something

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replenish

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to make something full again by replacing what has been used
synonym top up

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implement

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to make something that has been officially decided start to happen or be used
synonym carry out

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radiation

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powerful and very dangerous rays that are sent out from radioactive substances

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fleet

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a group of military ships commanded by the same person

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wreck

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a ship that has sunk or that has been very badly damaged

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intact

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complete and not damaged
synonym undamaged

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initiate

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to make something begin
synonym set/put in motion

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erode

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to gradually destroy the surface of something through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be gradually destroyed in this way
synonym wear away

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collaboration

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the act of working with another person or group of people to create or produce something

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feasible

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that is possible and likely to be achieved
synonym practicable

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distinct

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clearly different or of a different kind

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sediment

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the solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid

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innovative

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introducing or using new ideas, ways of doing something, etc.

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fragile

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easily broken or damaged

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precise

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clear and accurate
synonym exact

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diminish

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to become smaller, weaker, etc.; to make something become smaller, weaker, etc.
synonym decrease

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carve

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to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from a piece of wood or stone, or another hard material

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haphazard

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with no particular order or plan; not organized well

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refute

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to prove that something is wrong
synonym rebut

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dominance

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the fact of being more important, powerful or easy to notice than somebody/something else

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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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ambiguous

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that can be understood in more than one way; having different meanings

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masterpiece

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​a work of art such as a painting, film, book, etc. that is an excellent, or the best, example of the artist’s work

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ingenious

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very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas

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meticulous

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paying careful attention to every detail
synonym fastidious, thorough

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decipher

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to convert something written in code into normal language

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scrutinize

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to look at or examine somebody/something carefully

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sceptic

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a person who usually doubts that claims or statements are true, especially those that other people believe in

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hypothesis

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an idea or explanation of something that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct
synonym theory

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