Unit 16 Flashcards
offset
/ˈɒfset/
cancel out , balance out , make up for
متعادل کردن ، حذف شدن
renewable
/rɪˈnjuːəbəl /
if an agreement or official document is renewable, you can make it continue for a further period of time after it ends OPP non-renewable
fume
/fjuːm/
to give off smoke or gases
windmill
/ˈwɪndˌmɪl/
Image of windmill a building or structure with parts that turn around in the wind, used for producing electrical power or crushing grain
convert
/kənˈvɜːt /
to change something into a different form, or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way
/ The stocks can be easily converted to cash./
emit
/ɪˈmɪt/
to send out gas, heat, light, sound etc
deplete
/dɪˈpliːt/
to reduce the amount of something that is present or available
/ Over the last few years, rainforests have been steadily depleted. /
drastic
/ˈdræstɪk/
extreme and sudden
derivative
/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/
something that has developed or been produced from something else /derivative of
/ Heroin is a derivative of morphine. /
مشتق ، فرعی
ponder
/ˈpɒndə/
to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question or something that has happened SYN consider
/ He continued to ponder the problem as he walked home./
advocate
/ˈædvəkeɪt/
to publicly support a particular way of doing something
دفاع کردن / حامی
appraisal
/əˈpreɪzəl/
a statement or opinion judging the worth, value, or condition of something /appraisal of
ارزیابی
sizeable
/ˈsaɪzəbəl/
fairly large
fraction
/ˈfrækʃən/
part, piece
cultivation
/ˌkʌltəˈveɪʃən/
the preparation and use of land for growing crops
/ soil cultivation ./
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