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42 Cards in this Set
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Scale |
Represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale. |
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Sensor |
A device that responds to a physical stimulus (Heat, light, sound, pressure etc.) and transmits a resulting impuls. |
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Sewer |
A large pipe, usually underground, that is used for carrying waster water and human waste away from buildings to a place where they can be safely got rid of. |
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Shafts of sunlight |
A sharply delineated beams of sunlight shinning through an opening. |
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Shoreline |
The edge of a sea, lake, or wide river |
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Shrub |
A plant with a wooden stem and many small branches that usually does not grow very tall. |
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Shrub land |
A plant community chracterised by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. |
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Slope |
Ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a Hill. |
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Sprawl |
An irregularly spread or scattered group or mass. |
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Squash |
A type of a large vegetable with a hard skin and a lot of seeds at its centre. |
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Standarize |
To make things of the same type, to make them all have the same basic features. |
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Sustainability |
The quality of being able to continue over a period of time. |
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Swamp |
An area of very wet, soft land. |
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To drink a Kool-Aid |
Used to say that one has embraced a particular philosophy. |
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To feed into sth |
To have an effect on sth or help to make it happen. |
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To flower |
To come out in full development; maturę. |
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To shrug off |
To not worry about sth and treat it as not important. |
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Topography |
The shape and other physical characteristics of a piece of land. |
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Transmission |
An assembly of parts including the speed, changing gears and the driveshaft by which the power is transmited from an engine to a live axle. |
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Typology |
The study of types, or a system of dividing things into types. |
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Unencumbered |
Not having any burden or impediment. |
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Utilize |
To use sth in an effective way. |
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Warehouse |
A structure or room for the storage of merchendise or commodities. |
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Wend |
To move slowly and not directly. |
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Wetland |
Land or areas that are covered often intermittently with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture. |
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Windmill |
A building with long parts at the top that turn in the wind, used for producing power or crushing grain. |
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Melting pot |
A place where different ppl, styles, theories, etc. are mixed together. |
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Obsolete |
Not in use any more, having been replaced by sth newer and better or more fashionable. |
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Resilience |
The ability of a substance to return to its usual shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed. |
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Resilient |
Able to recover from or adjust easily to misforrune or change. |
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Respite |
An interval of rest and relief. |
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Rolling topography |
The land that is having gentle rising and falling slopes. |
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Hydrology |
The study of water on the earth, where is it and how it is used. |
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Imperative |
An obligatory judgement or proposition. |
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Implementation |
An act or instance of implementing sth; the process of making sth active or effective. |
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Industralisation |
The process of developing industries in a country. |
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Infill |
Development of new houses, business buildings, etc. on land between other buildings in already developed areas. |
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Infuriating |
Extremely annoying. |
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Interconnected |
Having internal connections between the parts or elements. |
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Marsh |
An area of soft, wet land. |
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Meadow |
A field with grass and often wild flowers in it. |
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Meandering |
Moving slowly in no particular direction or with no clear purpose. |
