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21 Cards in this Set
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Obstacles |
Smth blocks you so that movement or action are prevented or made more difficult Ex: bat cannot use light to find prey and avoid OBSTACLES |
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Exploit |
B2: USE WELL -to use smth in a way that helps you Ex: daytime economy is already heavily exploited by other creatures -B2: to use some1 or smth unfairly for ur benefit Ex: laws exist to stop companies exploiting their employees |
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Alternative daytime trades are thoroughly occupied |
Cơ hội đi săn ngày bị tước đoạt hoàn toàn |
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Night-hunting trade |
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Nocturnal |
Adj Being active or happening at night rather than during the day Ex: most bats are nocturnal |
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Ancestry |
= Ancestor |
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Daytime economy |
Kieu dc san ban ngay ay |
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Emerge |
≠ immerge Appear by coming out of smth Ex: she emerge from the sea |
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Obstruct |
BLOCK To block an entrance, road, passage, etc so nothing can go along it Ex: many roads are obstructed by collapsed buildings -to try to stop smth for happening or developing Ex: to obstruct an investigation. |
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Scatter |
Cause to/to move far apart in different direction |
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Manoeuvre |
(v) move (N) (CLEVER ACTION(S)) a movement or a set of movement needing skill and care Ex: a series of impressive manoeuvre by the chairman |
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Prohibitive |
If it's prohibitive it's too expensive for most ppl Ex: some animals can manufacture their own light but the process requires a prohibitive amount of energy |
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Pinprick |
Tiny little holes caused by needles or pins |
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Fraction |
Phan so |
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Bounce off |
To tell some1 about a plan or an idea in order to find out what they think of it |
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illuminate |
To light something and make it brighter Ex: Illumia use her unti: illumination to shut down a enimy |
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Uncanny |
Strange or mysterious (slightly frightening) Ex: blind humans seem to have an uncanny sense of obstacles in their path |
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Facial vision |
Facial refers to "of or on the face" |
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Navigation |
= detection |
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Sonar |
Equipment, especially on a ship, use sound wave to discover how deep the water is or position of an object in water |
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Coin the term |
Create the term (the first one to define smth) |
