Lesson 8 Flashcards
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aggressive
angry; ready to attack
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decline
to become worse in quality of fewer in number
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disrupt
to make if difficult for something to continue; to stop progress
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disturb
to bother; to change the position of something
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impact
influence or effect
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import
to bring something from one country to another
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intentional
done is a way that is planned; on purpose
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invasive
tending to spready easily
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potential
a chance that something will happen in the future
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undetected
not noticed or seen
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cargo
goods carried in a ship
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ecosystem
all the plants and living things in an environment
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infected
sick with something that causes disease
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native
existing naturally in a place
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species
a group of animals or plants that are related
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kudzu
a quick-growing eastern Asian climbing plant with reddish-purple flowers; it has become a pest in the southeastern US
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constriction
making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening
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asphyxiation
suffocation; deprived of oxygen, which can result in unconsciousness or death
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python
a large heavy-bodied nonvenomous snake kills prey by constriction and asphyxiation
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-rupt
root word meaning “to break” or “to burst”
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abrupt
sudden and unexpected
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bankrupt
a person or organization declared unable to pay outstanding debts
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corrupt
acting or willing to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain
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erupt
a volcano becomes active and ejects lava, ash, and gases
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interruption
stopping the continuous progress of something
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rupture
break or burst suddenly, especially of a pipe, a vessel, or a bodily part such as an organ or membrane
