Unit 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Pollute

A

Contaminate

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2
Q

Make the condition of sth worse

A

Degrade

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3
Q

Reduce the amount of sth

A

Deplate

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4
Q

Become worse

A

Deteriorate

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5
Q

Damage sth badly or completely

A

Devastate

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6
Q

Enforce (law)

A

Implement

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7
Q

Water land or crops

A

Irrigate

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8
Q

Enable a plant to produce seeds

A

Pollinate

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9
Q

I don’t care

A

I don’t give a hoot

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10
Q

He is very lively this evening

A

He is very chirpy this evening

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11
Q

To start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in more severe way

A

To crack down on

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12
Q

To give sth to each of a number of people

A

Hand out sth

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13
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To finish a supply of sth

A

Use up

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14
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To do or use less of sth

A

Cut down on

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15
Q

To destroy sth completely

A

Wipe out

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16
Q

To have to deal with a problem

A

Come up against

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17
Q

To become less common and finally stop existing

A

Die out

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18
Q

Be the same as
To add up to

A

Amount to

19
Q

Abstain; to temporary stop being involved in an activity or situation in order to think about it in a new way

A

Step back

20
Q

To destroy a large part of sth

A

Decimate

21
Q

Liquid - changing into gas
Feelings - slowly disappearing

A

Evaporate

22
Q

To develop and change gradually over a long period of time

A

Evolve from

23
Q

To increase quickly and spread to many different places

A

Proliferate

24
Q

Containing or consisting of salt

A

Saline

25
Q

Bird

A

Twitter

26
Q

The crunch of

A

Dry leaves

27
Q

The lapping of

A

The waves

28
Q

Distant roar of

A

The thunder

29
Q

The whistling of

A

The wind

30
Q

The patter of

A

Rain

31
Q

Highly

A

Evolve

32
Q

Join

A

Forces

33
Q

An amazin

A

Variety

34
Q

On the

A

Grounds that

35
Q

Come into

A

Contact with

36
Q

Be kept in

A

Captivity

37
Q

Cruel

A

Treatment

38
Q

Natural

A

Environment

39
Q

To give your opinion on a subject for a long period of time

A

Hold forth

40
Q

Very much

A

Vastly

41
Q

An expression of formal support or approval for sb or sth

A

Endorsements

42
Q

Sb’s education, achievement, experience that prove to have the ability to do sth

A

Credentials

43
Q

When sb sends sb or sth to another person to be helped or dealt with

A

Referral

44
Q

To send sth somewhere in order to sell it

A

Consign