ON THE EDGE CH. 2

Question 1

someone who works to protect the environment from the damaging effects of human activity

Answer 1

conservationist

Question 2

a group of hills or mountains

Answer 2

range

Question 3

someone who owns or works on a ranch

Answer 3

rancher

Question 4

that is possible and likely to be achieved

Answer 4

feasible

Question 5

to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction

Answer 5

roam

Question 6

relaxed and calm; not done too quickly

Answer 6

unhurried

Question 7

to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something

Answer 7

assess

Question 8

a determined desire to achieve something

Answer 8

resolve

Question 9

very strong and powerful

Answer 9

mighty

Question 10

the time of day when light first appears

Answer 10

dawn

Question 11

a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground, that make it difficult to see

Answer 11

mist

Question 12

an area of land or water, especially a long one

Answer 12

stretch

Question 13

air that is difficult to see through because it contains very small drops of water, especially caused by hot weather

Answer 13

haze

Question 14

to move your hand, a cloth, etc., backwards and forwards over a surface while pressing it

Answer 14

rub

Question 15

one of the sharp curved nails on the end of an animal’s or a bird’s foot

Answer 15

claw

Question 16

that can be moved or pulled back into the main part of something

Answer 16

retractable

Question 17

to suddenly break into small pieces; to make something suddenly break into small pieces

Answer 17

shatter

Question 18

​a short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly

Answer 18

burst

Question 19

continuing for a period of time without becoming less

Answer 19

sustained

Question 20

to move, drive or push something forward or in a particular direction

Answer 20

propel

Question 21

with light shining from behind

Answer 21

backlit

Question 22

layer of tissue at the back of the eye that is sensitive to light and sends signals to the brain about what is seen

Answer 22

retina

Question 23

making somebody feel nervous or frightened

Answer 23

unnerving

Question 24

easy to defend against attack or criticism

Answer 24

tenable

Question 25

to make something worse, especially a disease or problem

Answer 25

exacerbate

Question 26

to do something badly

Answer 26

botch something (up)

Question 27

the protection of the natural environment

Answer 27

conservation

Question 28

to move apart and go away in different directions; to make somebody/something do this

Answer 28

disperse

Question 29

​the process of officially counting something, especially a country’s population, and recording various facts

Answer 29

census

Question 30

having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and confident

Answer 30

heady

Question 31

a hill or low mountain at the base of a higher mountain or range of mountains

Answer 31

foothill

Question 32

to throw or drop things in different directions so that they cover an area of ground

Answer 32

scatter

Question 33

to decide that somebody/something is a failure or not worth paying any attention to

Answer 33

write somebody/something off

Question 34

an area where there are a large number of a particular type of animal

Answer 34

stronghold

Question 35

a slow steady movement from one place to another; a slow change or development from one situation to another, especially to something bad

Answer 35

drift

Question 36

to produce or provide something, for example a profit, result or crop

Answer 36

yield something

Question 37

used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. somebody/something is

Answer 37

mere

Question 38

to rise again after they have fallen

Answer 38

rebound

Question 39

​putting a lot of hard work and energy into something over a long period of time

Answer 39

tireless

Question 40

​complete and total

Answer 40

outright

Question 41

fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals; fanaticism.

Answer 41

zealotry