1. Depleting (p. 123) (v.):
reducing the amount of
something
Ex. 1: We are depleting the world’s natural resources.
Ex.2: Earth’s natural resources are depleting as a
result of harmful human activities such as burning
fossil fuels and excessively cutting down trees.

2. -MITIGATE (P.123)(V.)
:TO MAKE SOMETHING LESS SEROUS,
PAINFUL, UNPLEASANT, ETC.
1-because of the mitigating
circumstances, the judge
gave her a lighter sentence.
2- It is too late to mitigate
what has become a global
crisis.

3. -DEFORESTATION (P.123)(N.)
:CUTTING DOWN TREES OVER
A LARGE AREA.
1- Deforestation is a major cause of global
warming
2- Deforestation the act of cutting down
trees

4. -DEGRADATION
(P.123)(N.)
:DEGRADING SOMEBODY
OR BEING DEGRADED
1-The degradation of a woman
2- Degradation to keep something
from moving or growing

5. - DISRUPTION
(P.123)(N.)
: TO DISTURB A
PROCESS OR SYSTEM.
1- The strike severely disrupted
flights to Spain.
2- The Process of something being
damaged.

6. - PRECIPITATION
(P.123)(N.)
:RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, OR
HAIL THAT FALLS TO THE
GROUND.
1- The past few weeks have been
stormy ones, but at resort level,
Precipitation is still falling as rain.
2- Precipitation the amount of rain
or snow that falls.

7. -RENEWABLE
(P.123)(ADJ)
:NATURAL RESOURCE OR
SOURCE OF ENERGY.
1- The scheme requires produces
of renewable electricity to be
inspected and certified.
2- Reducing something to an
insufficient amount.

8. -HABITAT (P.123)(N.)
: THE NATURAL HOME OF
PLANT OR AN ANIMAL.
1- this house is not the right for
human habitat.
2- habitat are the places where
plants and animals are found.

9. - ERODING (P.123)(V.)
: OF WIND, WATER, OR
OTHER NATURAL AGENTS
GRADUALLY WHERE
AWAY SOIL, ROCK, OR
LAND.
1-the Holderness coast is one
Europe's fastest eroding coastlines.
2-eroding the proses of something
being damaged.

10. - OCEAN CORALS
(P.125)(N.)
: SEDENTARY ANIMALS
THAT OFTEN FROM
MASSIVE COLONIES IN
SHALLOW SEA WATER.
1-the habitat of deep-water corals,
also known as cold-water corals.
2-ocean croals.

11. -EXTINCT(P.125) (ADJ)
:USE ABOUT A TYPE OF
ANIMALS, PALNTS, ETC.
NO LONGER EXISTING.
1- Tigers are nearly extinct in the
wild.
2- expected to see species
extinctions until 2020.

12. -SPECIES(P.125) (N.)
: A GROUP OF PLANTS OR
ANIMALS THAT ARE VERY
SIMILAR TO EACH OTHER.
1- in the jungle there are different
kind of species.
2- which species would suffer first.

13. (ADJ.)
:PERTAINING TO,
CONSISTING OF, OR
REPRESENTING THE EARTH
AS DISTINCT FROM OTHER
PLANETS
1- body size distributions have
been linked to physical habitat
structure in terrestrial ecosystem.
2- climate change on terrestrial.

14. :THE STATE OF HAVING
PEOPLE WHO ARE
DIFFERENT RACES OR
WHO HAVE DIFFERENT
CULTURAL IN A GROUP
ORGANIZATION.
1- the brief argued against the
idea that racial diversity on a
campus is linked to positive
educational outcomes.
2- Sweden and Finland are
actually gaining species diversity.

15. - FUNGUS(P.126) (N.)
: FUNGUS INFECTION
COMES ON SKIN.
1- in Britain we usually only eat the
mushroom the roses are covered in
fungus.
2- frog species had been killed off
by disease – causing fungus.

16. -WOE (P.127) (N.)
:A FEELING OF EXTREME
DEPRESSION AND/OR
AGITATION.
1- they had a complicated tale of
woe.
2- such animal woes may hint a
hard times ahead for humans.

17. - ROTARY PHONE
(P.129)(N.)
:A DISK FINGER HOLES
THAT IS AFFIXED TO A
TELEPHONE AND
ROTATED TO MATCH UP
THE FINGER HOLES WITH
THE LITTERS AND DIGITS
OF A TELEPHONE NUMBER
1- people used to have rotary
phone in each house.
2- cell phones are improvement
over rotary phone.

18. -PREMIUM(P.129) (N.)
:AN AMOUNT OF MONEY
THAT YOU PAY
REGULARLY TO
COMPANY FOR
INSURANCE
1- monthly premiums of 25$
2- premium dryer for the sake of
cleaner environment.

19. - APPEALING(P.130)
(ADJ.)
: ATTRACTIVE OR
INTERESTING
1- the idea of Greek holyday
sounds very appealing.
2- computer is oddly appealing.

20. -CATAPULT(P.130) (N.)
: Y-SHAPED STICK WITH A
PIECES OF ELASTIC
ATTACHED TO EACH SIDE
THAT IS USED BY
CHILDREN FOR
SHOOTING STONES.
1- to shoot something from a
catapult.
2- catapults me into the laundry
under ground.

21. -TUMBLE(P.131) (V.)
: TO FALL SUDDENLY IN A
HEAVY WAY, WITHOUT
CONTROL
1- he tripped and tumbled all the
way down the steps
2- it’s a huge waste of energy to
tumble dry you clothes

22. -FRUGAL (P.131) (ADJ.)
:ECONOMICAL IN USE OR
EXPENDITURE; PRUDENTLY
SAVING OR SPARING;
NOT WASTEFUL.
1- she had very regular working
habits and frugal lifestyle.
2- It includes the frugal.

23. - BIANNUAL(P.141) (ADJ.)
: HAPPENING EVERY TOW
YEARS
1- A subscription to this handsome
biannual magazine is just 15$.
2- Brazil has lost approximately
10.000 square miles of rainforests
biannually.

24. -AQUATIC (P.141) (ADJ.)
: OF, IN, OR PERTAINING
TO WATER.
1- I am not surprised about the 10
million cost of the aquatic facility
at the memorial baths site.
2- aquatic ecosystem share three
general futures.

25. -REUSABLE (P.143) (ADJ.)
:CAPABLE OF BEING USED
AGAIN OR REPEATEDLY.
1-water bottle is reusable products
that you can refill it over and over
2- do your part to reduce waste by
choosing reusable products
instead of disposables

26. (ADJ.)
:THE ABILITY OF
SOMETHING TO BE
DISPOSED OF OR
THROWN AWAY AFTER
USE.
1-disposables products is one of
the global warming problems
2- do your part to reduce waste by
choosing reusable products
instead of disposables

27. -EMISSION(P.143) (N.)
:CONTROLS ON SULPHUR
DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM
POWER STATION
1- during these experiment
technicians measure both emission
levels and fuel economy.
2- less driving means fewer
emission.

28. -INSULATION(P.143) (N.)
: THE MATERIAL USED
FOR ISOLATING STUFF.
1- test how well different fabrics
insulate from the cold.
2- adding insulation to your walls.

29. - ENERGY
EFFICIENT(P.143)
PRODUCTS(ADJ.)
: IS AN INTERNATONAL
STANDARD FOR ENERGY
EFFICIENT CONSUMER
PRODUCTS ORIGINATED
IN THE UNITED STATES
1-Energy efficient products reduce
electricity bill.
2-buy energy efficient products.

30. - ATTIC(P.143) (N.)
: THE SPACE OR ROOM
UNDER THE ROOF OF
HOUSE.
1- a new attic remake version has
also been created and should be
released.
2- adding insulation to your walls
and attic.