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abandon means
To leave; to give up
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adversely means
In a harmful way; negatively
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aggregate means
Gathered into or amounting to a whole
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cultivation means
Preparing the land to grow crops; improvement for agricultural purposes
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fertilize means
To supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful substances to the soil
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intensify means
To increase in power; to act with increased strength
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irrigation means
The supplying of water to dry land
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obtain means
To gain possession of; to get
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photosynthesis means
The process by which green plants make their own food by combining water, salts, and carbon dioxide in the presence of light
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precipitation means
Water that falls to the Earth’s surface
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anticipate means
To expect; to sense something before it happens
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catastrophic means
Extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin
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collide means
To come together with great or violent force
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eruption means
A sudden, often violent, outburst
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famine means
Severe hunger; a drastic food shortage
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flood means
An overflowing of water; an excessive amount
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impact means
A strong influence
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persevere means
To keep going, despite obstacles or discouragement; to maintain a purpose
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plunge means
To go down suddenly; to decrease by a great amount in a short time
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unleash means
To release a thing or an emotion
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adapt means
To adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable
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diverse means
Various; showing a lot of differences within a group
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evolve means
To develop; to come forth
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feature means
Part, characteristic
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generation means
A group of people born at about the same time
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inherent means
Naturally characteristic; always found within something because it’s a basic part of that thing
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migration means
Movement from one place to another by a group of people or animals
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physical means
Related to the body; related to materials that can be seen or felt
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process means
A series of steps leading to a result
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survive means
To continue living (despite some danger or illness)
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constraint means
Something that restricts thought or action
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contamination means
Being made less clean by a germ or hazardous substance
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deplete means
To greatly decrease the supply of a resource or material
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dispose of means
To throw away; to get rid of; to kill
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elementally means
In terms of elements; basically
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emission means
Sending out from a small space into the general environment; a substance discharged into the air
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extinction means
Complete disappearance; the end of existence
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reservoir means
A place where a liquid is collected and stored
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shrink means
To become reduced in size, amount, or value
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stable means
Firm and dependable; showing little change
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