Linguistics 2

Question 1

abandon

Answer 1

to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay

Question 2

cure

Answer 2

to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness

Question 3

exploit

Answer 3

to use something well in order to gain as much from it as possible

Question 4

habitat

Answer 4

the place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found

Question 5

indigenous

Answer 5

belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else

Question 6

in jeopardy

Answer 6

in a dangerous position or situation and likely to be lost or harmed

Question 7

in the face of

Answer 7

despite problems, difficulties, etc.

Question 8

retain

Answer 8

to keep something; to continue to have something

Question 9

scenario

Answer 9

a description of how things might happen in the future

Question 10

shift

Answer 10

to move, or move something, from one position or place to another

Question 11

substitute

Answer 11

a person or thing that you use or have instead of the one you normally use or have

Question 12

wake-up call

Answer 12

an event that makes people realize that there is a problem that they need to do something about