Natural World Flashcards
Terrestrial / aquatic
Living on(in) the land/water
Myriad / intact
Many, numerous / whole, complete
Ex: our monetary reserves are still intact.
inhibit /
habitat
Prevent, slow down /
Natural living area
Ex: The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment.
Beneath / canopy
Under / sunshade
Ex:
The trees formed such a dense canopy that all beneath was a deep carpet of pine needles.
Furrow /
infertile
Groove, channel /
unable to produce baby, lack of substances that plants need
Obliterate /
Depletion
Eliminate, remove, erase /
Reduction, decrease, deficiency
Emit /
Deteriorate /
Sedimentation
Produce, give off, diffuse /
Become worse /
Particles settlement in fluid (رسوب گذاری)
Tract /
Facilitate
Area, region /
Simplify
Ex: some logging companies burn large tracts of forest, just to facilitate access to one area
Inhabit /
Evolve
To live in, occupy /
Develope and change
Imperative /
Breed
A priority, an urgent need /
Reproduce, generate
Endure /
Feat
live under difficult cond. , persist, stay /
difficult achievment, masterwork
Diurnal (adj) /
Nocturnal (adj)
Active during the day /
Active at night
Obscure (v) /
Stray (v)
To make difficult to see /
Wander away, deviate, leave the correct route
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Sadly, the seductiveness of such favorable notices obscure a harsh reality /
niche (n) /
Nest (v)
Position, slot, hollow
Echological niche : کنام /
Inhabit (of bird) لانه سازی
Unerringly (adv) /
innate
Accurately, without doubt /
inborn, inherent
Ex: an innate sence of fairness
Sparse
Small in number or amount, or spread out
Ex: the clues are sparse
Fringe (ج)
edge of sth,
Thrive
To grow well,
Great people in a bad situation will find a way to thrive
resilient
(adj.) tough, able to endure difficult conditions
Prolific
Dilute
Produce a lot of sth, productive, creative/
To make weaker by mixing with water
Ex: Iran is prolific of brave people!
Scorching / frigid
Adj. burning, hot/
Adj. freezing, frosting, extremely cold
Ex: She scorched my shirt while ironing it.
Successful desert plants are resilient to scorching summers and frigid winters
