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Unit 5 Silent Spring
abundance:
a large quantity
of something
?
an
abundance of thick dark hair
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One quality the
team possessed in abundance was fighting spirit.
abundant: existing in large quantities;
more than enough (
≠
scarce)
?
an abundant supply of fresh water
acreage
?
The aim is to
increase the forestry acreage by 60% by the end of
the decade.
-age
1.
the action or
result of: breakage
2.
a state or condition of: bondage
3.
a
set or group of: baggage
4.
an amount of: mileage
5.
the cost of:
postage
6.
a place where: anchorage
angle
: to catch
fish with a line and a hook
?
go angling
angler: someone who catches fish as a
sport or as a hobby
fisherman: someone
who catches fish as a sport or as a job
assault
: n. the
crime of physically attacking someone
?
a case of
robbery and assault
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sexual assaults on/against women
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an assault on
the capitalist system (criticism)
v. to
attack someone in a violent way
biocide
-cide/icide
1.
the act of
killing: suicide, genocide
2.
a person or
thing that kills: pesticide, biocide, insecticide
-icidal adj. suicidal
blaze
: n. a big
dangerous fire - used especially in news reports;
a fire burning with strong bright
flames
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It took almost 100 firemen to bring the
blaze under control.
?
a huge chemical factory blaze
a ~ of sth: a very bright show of
lights or color; an impressive or noticeable show
of sth
?
The
gardens in summer are a blaze of color.
?
a
blaze of lights in the city center
?
As soon as the
trial was over, the blaze of publicity surrounding
him vanished.
?
She played the Canada tournament then
retired, going out in a blaze of glory.
v. to burn very brightly
and strongly
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bound
?
It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
?
You
are bound by the contract to pay before the end of
the month.
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a plane bound for Beijing
?
We are here to
make sure that the police operate within the
bounds of the law.
built-
in:
forming a part of something that
cannot be separated from it
?
a built-in
microphone
?
built-in cupboards
check
?
You need to check in two hours before
the flight.
?
We've checked in at the hotel.
?
Guests should
check out of their rooms by noon.
?
checks
and
balances:
a
system
that
makes
it
possible
for
some
people
or
parts
of
an
organization to control the others, so
that no particular person or part has too much
power
or influence; in the US) the
principle of government by which the President,
Congress and
the Supreme Court each
have some control over the others
coat
: to cover
something with a thin layer of something else
?
A layer of snow
coated the trees.
?
cookies thickly coated with chocolate
?
coated pills
confine
: keep (a person or
an animal) in a restricted space
?
Is it cruel to
confine a bird in a cage?
?
After her
operation, she was confined to bed for a week.
confined: adj. kept in limited space
consent
: n.
permission to do something; agreement about
something
?
He
took the car
without
the
owner's
consent
.
?
Her parents
gave their consent to
the
marriage.
?
divorce by mutual consent
v. to give your permission for
something or agree to do something
?
Her father
reluctantly consented to the marriage.
?
He rarely
consents to
do interviews.
contaminate
:
to
make
a
place
or
substance
dirty
or
harmful
by
putting
something
such
as
chemicals
or poison in it
contamination n.
radioactive contamination
contaminant:
a substance that makes something dirty
contend
?
Some astronomers contend that the
universe may be younger than previously thought.
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Three armed
groups are contending for power.
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The rescue team
also had bad weather conditions to contend with.
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