| A | B |
|---|
| society | NOUN- a group of people who have the same customs, religion, laws, etc. |
| however | CONJUNCTION- similar to "BUT" |
| investigate | VERB- study and try to find out information about something |
| bury | VERB- to put something under ground or cover something up to hide it |
| surprising | ADJ- unusual or unexpected |
| hazardous | ADJ- very dangerous |
| poison | NOUN- a substance that can make you sick or kill you if you eat or breathe it |
| pollute | VERB- make air, water, or earth dangerously dirty |
| environment | NOUN- the land, air, water, and everything around us where we live |
| reduce | VERB- become smaller or less; decrease |
| archaeologist | a person who studies old societies |
| buried | hidden or covered with earth |
| garbage | trash |
| ancient | very old, historical |
| landfill | the place where a city buries its garbage |
| while | during the time that something is happening; when |
| disappear | to stop existing; to be impossible to see or find |
| as well as | and also |
| scientist | a person who studies biology, chemistry, or other sciences |
| predict | to say what you think will happen in the future |
| roughly | approximately; more or less |
| percent | % |
| reveal | show |
| actually | really |
| compare | to think about how two things are similar or different |
| threw | past tense of throw |
| match | to be the same as or similar to something else |
| encourage | make people feel more confident in something or make something more possible |
| dispose of | throw away |
| depend on | change because other things happen or change |
| recyclable | possible to recycle |
| on the other hand | in contrast; used when you compare things that are different |
| waste | another word for trash, things we throw away |
| problematic | causing problems, making things difficult |
| avoid | try to stop something from happening |
| unfortunately | sadly; unluckily |
| deep | serious |
| clearly | obviously |
