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I-Vocabulary Unit (8)
A Changing World
1-wildfire (n)
2-consequence (n) a fire in the countryside that is burning out of control
3-effect (n) a result of an action or situation, usually a bad one
a result of sth (effective :adj,
effectively :adv)

4-fuel (n) a substance that we burn to provide heat or power (fuel :v)
5- loss (n) the state of having lost sth (lose :v)
6- habitat (n) the natural environment of an animal or plant
7- alternative (n) a thing that you can choose to use or do instead of sth else
(alternate: v, alternative: adj)
8- release (v) let sth spread into the atmosphere (release :n)
9- coal (n) a hard black substance that you burn to produce heat or
power
10- oil (n) petroleum
11- associate (v) make a connection in your mind (association :n)
12- consume (v) use (fuel, energy, time) (consumption :n, consumer :n,
consumerism :n)
13- scale (n) the size or level of sth
14- dramatically suddenly and obviously (dramatic :adj)
(adv)
15- reduce (v) make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. (reduction
:n)
16- atmosphere (n) the mixture of gases around the earth (atmospheric :adj)
17- figure (n) a number
18- tax (n) money that you pay to the government on the money you
earn and products and services you buy
19- power (v) provide a machine with the energy that it needs to work(
power :n, powerful :adj (Opp powerless: adj)
20- species (n) a group of animals or plants that share the same
characteristics

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