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Proficiency Expert Units 2 and 5

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ravagecause severe and extensive damage to
clamoura loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting
tributariesrivers or streams flowing into a larger river or lake
resurgentincreasing or reviving after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence
indigenouspeople inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists
enmeshedcause to become entangled in something
slaughterto kill animals for food
loggera person who fells trees for timber or a lumberjack
dredge upthe action of removing dirt, part, or silt from under water
concessionsa thing that is granted, especially in response to demands
harnesscontrol and make use of natural resources especially to produce energy
exhaustuse up resources or reserves completely
contaminatemake something impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance
degradeto make something worse or to breakdown
deteriorateto become progressively worse
depleteuse up the supply or resources of
devastateto destroy or ruin
implementto put something into effect
irrigateto supply water to something usually plants
legislateto make or enact laws
pollinateto deposit pollen in order to allow fertilization
rehabilitaterestore someone to health or normal life by training and therapy
barkthe sharp explosive cry of a dog or some animals
croakthe sound a frog makes or to actually die
howlthe sound a wolf makes or a shriek or crying sound
massthe property of a body that is a measure of its inertia and that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains and causes it to have weight and depends on its volume and density
gravitythe force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass
weighto know how heavy or light something is
squaremultiply a number by itself
surface areathe surface area of a solid object is a measure of the total area that the surface of the object occupies
cross-sectional areathe cross-sectional area is the area of a two-dimensional shape that is obtained when a three-dimensional object such as a cylinder is sliced perpendicular to some specified axis at a point
capacitymaximum amount that something can contain
supplymake something available
cumulativeincreasing as in force strength or amount or additional
ratea measure in quantity
demanda need for something or to ask forcefully
constantoccurring continuously over a period of time or does not change
fluctuatesto rise and fall in an irregular manner
aboundexist in large numbers or amounts
ensuehappen or occur afterwards or as a result
speculationthe forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence
stacka pile of objects, typically one that is neatly arranged
deemregard or consider in a specified way
tangiblea thing that is perceptible by touch
relegateassign an inferior rank or position to
deploybring into effective action
oddsthe chances or likelihood of something happening or being the case
kudospraise and honour received for an achievement


English Course: General Academic

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