NEO 56 Flashcards
augment
to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it:
example: water stored in gourds that could be
augmented by collecting rainwater in sailcloth
prominent
very well known and important:
example: e in relation to the direction of prominent landmarks that were still visible
prevailing wind
prevailing wind: a wind that usually blows in a particular direction:
example: In the tropical Pacific, the prevailing
winds blow from the northeast to the north of the equator and from the southeast to the south of
the equator.
tow
to pull a car, boat, etc. along, fastened behind another vehicle or boat:
example: and they would tow a length of rope in the water behind the canoe
pennant
a flag in the shape of a triangle
example: Small pennants (flags) tied to the canoe
indicated the wind direction,
contaminate
poisonous or not pure:
example: by eating fish contaminated by a single-celled organism called Gambierdiscus toxicus
fatal
causing death:
example: The poisoning is seldom fatal, a
pivotal
central and important:
example: who played a pivotal role in the evolution
of chili peppers
fondness
devotion
example: Bird digestive systems also do the seeds of the chili pepper no harm, because many birds with a
fondness for them
cradle
a place of origin
example: The cradle of chili pepper civilization is in Brazil,
myriad
a very large number of something:
example: Birds shape the plant world in myriad other fascinating ways.
inadvertently
in a way that is not intentional:
example: Some two thousand species inadvertently play the middleman in sexual relations between plants
contribute
to be one of the reasons why something happens:
example: which reflect sunlight and contribute to the cooling effect.
