Próf 2 - Huge reduction in meat eating Flashcards
Comprehensive
Complete, full
Deforestation
The act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area
Critical
Of the greatest importance to the way things might happen
Indicate
To make clear
Sector
A part of an area of activity, especially of a country’s economy
The food sector
The food industry
Landmark
An important stage in the development of something
Dozen
A group of twelve of the same thing
To assess
To make a judgement about the nature or quality of something
To loom
To appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon
Magic bullet
Magic solution
Dietary
Connected with or contained in the food that you eat and drink regularly
To complement
To make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it
Subsidies
Money that is paid by a government or an organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods so that their prices can be left low
To halt
To stop
Profound
Very great; felt or experienced very strongly
Crop
The amount of grain, fruit, etc. that is grown in one season
Yield
The total amount of crops that are produced
Universal
Done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group
Implement
To put into practise
Framework
A set of beliefs, ideas or rules that is used as the basis for making judgements, decisions
Finite
Having a definite limit or fixed size
Ecology
The relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment
Unequivocal
Clear, without doubt
