Lesson 44 Flashcards
Taken root
Started to be accepted
Sustainable development
Development which can continue over a long time
Allocating
Giving to be used for a particular purpose
Development grants
Money to help development
Pursuing
Following
Eradicate
Completely get rid of something bad
Burden
A heavy load that you carry
Alleviate
To make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
Incur
To experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken
Relief
A feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not hapoened or has ended
Ease
To make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful, etc
Restrictive practices
The placing of unfair restrictions, e.g. Limiting imports
Embargoes
Total prohibitions on importing/exporting certain goods
War-torn
Severely damaged by a long war, especially between different groups from the same country
Ailing
Experiencing difficulty and problems