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abandon

verb

to suddenly leave someone that you are with

ab-: from, away from

abnormal, abaxial, abuse

abuse

noun

cruel, violent, or unfair treatment, especially of someone who does not have the power to prevent it

ab-: from, away from

abroad, absorb, abend

collapse

verb

to suddenly fall down and become very ill or unconscious

collate, collector, colleague

drought

noun

a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die

droopy, dropkick, droppings

harsh

adjective

harsh conditions or places are unpleasant and difficult to live in

harpoon, harpsichord, harlot

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linked to

phrase

if people, things, or events are linked, they are related to each other in some way

linger, lingo, linguist

out of the question

phrase

used for saying that something is definitely not a possibility

impossible, unbelievable, no-go

resources

noun

something that you can use to help you to achieve something, especially in your work or study

re-: again, back, backward

regenerate, refurbish, retype

settlement

noun

a formal agreement that ends a disagreement

-ing: having the quality of

disturbing, surprising, encouraging

spray

verb

if you spray a liquid, or if it sprays, it is forced out of a container through a small hole into the air

sprawl, sprinkle, sprint

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standard of living

phrase

the type of life that a person or society has according to the amount of money that they have

life, lifestyle, existence

starvation

noun

a situation in which a person or animal suffers or dies because they do not have enough to eat

-ion/ation: action of, process of

indication, relaxation, perfection

breeze

noun

a light wind

breed, breeches, breathe

dust

noun

very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces inside buildings like a powder

duplicate, durable, dustbin

generate

verb

to make money

general, generalship, generator

humid

adjective

hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable

humorous, humus, humanoid

microclimate

noun

the weather or temperature in a specific small area, especially when this is different from the weather or temperature in the area

micro-: small

microprocessor, microelement, microbiology

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orient

verb

to have a particular emphasis or aim

originalisn, ornery, orphan

pedestrian

noun

someone who is walking, especially in a town or city, instead of driving or riding

ped-: foot

pedicure, expedition, pedal

promising

adjective

likely to be successful or very good

pro-: forward

progress, prospect, provision

renewable

adjective

a renewable contract, agreement etc can be continued for a longer period of time

re-: again, back, backward

regenerate, refurbish, retype

self-sufficient

adjective

able to provide everything that you need by yourself, without help from other people

seldom, select, selenium

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anthropologist

noun

a social scientist who studies people, societies, and cultures

-ist: believer in, expert of

romanticist, economist, nationalist

deforestation

noun

the process of removing the trees from an area of land-y: full of

de-: reduce, away, down, remove

decelerate, dethrone, debug

barrel

noun

a round wooden, metal, or plastic container with a flat top and bottom, used for storing liquids

barley, barmy, barnowl

pod

noun

the part of a space vehicle that can be separated from the main part

pockmark, podgy, podiatry

petro-dollars

noun

a unit of money earned by a country from selling oil to other countries

petition, petite, pessimistic