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20 Cards in this Set
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amounts
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(N) (used especially with uncountable nouns) a quantity of something
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atmosphere
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(N): the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
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heart attacks
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(N): a sudden serious medical condition in which the heart stops working normally, sometimes causing death
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damage
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(N) physical harm caused to something that makes it less attractive, useful, or valuable / harmful effects on someone or something
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disease
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(N): an illness affecting humans, animals, or plants, often caused by infection
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effects
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(N): a change that someone or something causes in someone or something else
= results |
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carbon dioxide
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(N) a gas breathed out by people and animals from the lungs or produced by burning
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increase
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(N) a rise in the amount, number, or value of something
(FAM) increase (V) <--> decrease (N) |
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period
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(N) a particular length of time
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rain
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(N)
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scientists
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(N): a person who studies one or more of the natural sciences (= for example, physics, chemistry, and
biology) |
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weather
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(N)
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affect
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(V): to have an influence on someone or something
= influence(V) / cause (V) |
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increase
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(V): To become or to make something greater in amount,
number, value, etc. (FAM) increase (N) |
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influence
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(V): to have an effect on the way that someone behaves or thinks, especially by giving them an example to follow
= (V) affect (FAM) (N) influence |
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extreme
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(ADJ) very great in degree / not ordinary or usual; serious or severe
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forceful
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(ADJ) using force
= powerful |
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powerful
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(ADJ) strong / having great power or force
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typical
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(ADJ) having the usual features or qualities of a particular group or thing / happening in the usual way
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slowly
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(ADV)
<--> fast, quickly, rapidly |
