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31 Cards in this Set
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Ivory |
A hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusk (long teeth) of an elephant |
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Fauna |
All the animals l iving in a particular area |
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Flora |
All the plants growing in a particular place |
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Radical |
Very big and important Opp. slight |
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Force up/ down |
Make sth change more quickly than expected |
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Incentive |
Sth that encourages you to work harder or start a new activity |
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Poach |
To illegally catch or shoot animals especially on private land without permission |
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Devastate |
To damage sth very badly or completely |
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Combat |
To try to stop sth bad from happening or getting worse |
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Convention |
A formal agreement Syn. treaty pact |
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Corrupt |
Dishonest or immoral |
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Ominous |
Making you feel that sth bad is going to happen |
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Villain |
The main bad character in a film |
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Bumper |
A bar fixed on the front and back of a car to protect it if it hits anything Syn. Fender |
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Bumper-Sticker |
A small sign on the bumper of a ear with special messages. |
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Savanna |
A large flat area of a grassy land especially in Africa |
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Settled |
Remaining the same and not likely to change |
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Community |
The people who live in a same area, town |
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Roam |
To walk for a long time with clearly no purpose or direction |
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Propose |
Suggest |
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Take on |
To agree to do sth |
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Burden |
sth difficult or worrying that you're nesponsible for |
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Approved |
Officially recognised as sth |
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Deem |
Consider |
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At regular interval |
Offen |
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Confiscate |
To officially take private property away from SO, usually as punishment |
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Fine |
To make someone pay money as punishment |
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In the first instance |
At the beginning of series of actions |
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Offence |
An illegal action or crime |
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Implement |
To take action or make changes that you have officially decided should happen |
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Apathy |
The feeling of not willing to make any effort to change or improve things |
