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Reading III vocab 1114

1114 vocabulary list

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adverseleading to unfavorable or harmful results
allocateto set aside for a specific purpose
biodiversityall of the living things found in one area at a certain time
biotechnologythe use of living things to bring about changes in other things, such as the use of yeast to make bread, breeding animals for various characteristics, or genetic engineerin
constraintsomething that limits something else
conventionan agreement between nations about how to fix a shared problem; a convention comes about after a meeting between the nations
copiousabundant
diagnostichaving to do with finding a sickness or other problem
enhancedmore or better; extra
exploitationthe act of misusing or taking advantage of something or someone for one's own needs, often for profit
intrinsicbeing an essential, natural part of something
living modified organisma plant or animal that has been changed in some way by genetic modification
mitigateto make less intense or severe
techniquea way of doing something
philanthropythe desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
Amplificationliterary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability
Anthropomorphismthe act of lending a human quality, emotion or ambition to a non-human object or being


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