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32 Cards in this Set
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agri'cultural land (np) |
land which is used for or suitable for farming |
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archive (n) |
a collection of historical documents that provides information about the past, or a place there they are kept |
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beehive (n) |
a special container where people keep bees, or a place where bees live |
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brilliant (adj) |
full of light or colour |
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colony (n) |
a group of the same type of animals, insects or plants living together in a particular place |
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come u'pon (vp) |
to discover something by chance |
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cut off (vp) |
to stop the supply of something |
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desti'nation (n) |
the place where someone or something is going |
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dis'tinctive 'markings (np) |
marks on living creatures that make themeasy to recognise |
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e'cology (n) |
the relationship between living things and the environment, or the scientific study of this |
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'estimate (v) |
to guess the cost, size, value, etc. of something |
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ex'tend (v) |
to reach, stretch or continue for a particular distance |
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'farmland (n) |
land which is used for or suitable for farming |
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'forcus 'efforts on 'something (vp) |
to give all your attention or effort to something |
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get rid of (vp) |
to make something unpleasant go away |
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'grassland (n) |
a large area of land covered with grass |
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'harmless (adj) |
not able or not likely to cause any hurt or damage |
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'hemisphere (n) |
one half of the Earth |
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'hostile en'vironment (np) |
a place where the weather or conditions make it difficult or dangerous to be |
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'indicate (v) |
to show that something exists or is likely to be true |
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near-ex'tinction (n) |
the state where a type of creature is so rate that it may soon not exists at all |
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ob'serve (v) |
to watch someone or something carefully |
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'pattern (n) |
a particular way that something is often done or repeated |
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'pesticide (n) |
a chemical that is used to kill insects which damage plants |
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'poison (n) |
a substance that can make you ill or kill you if it gets in your body |
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'risky (adj) |
dangerous because something bad might happen |
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shift (v) |
to change |
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soil (n) |
the top layer of earth that plants grow in |
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source of food (np) |
something that is used as food by a person or creature |
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spot (v) |
to see or notice something or someone |
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under'estimate (n) |
a guess that is lower than the real size or amount of something |
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a'chievement (n) |
something good that you achieve |
