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Vocabulary Lesson 1

The document provides vocabulary terms related to two topics: food crops and disaster. For food crops, it defines words like abandon, adverse, aggregate, cultivation, fertilize, intensify, irrigation, obtain, photosynthesis, and precipitation. For disaster vocabulary, it defines words such as anticipate, catastrophic, collide, eruption, famine, flood, impact, persevere, plunge, and unleash. The definitions are accompanied by examples to illustrate the meaning and usage of each word.

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Vocabulary Lesson 1

The document provides vocabulary terms related to two topics: food crops and disaster. For food crops, it defines words like abandon, adverse, aggregate, cultivation, fertilize, intensify, irrigation, obtain, photosynthesis, and precipitation. For disaster vocabulary, it defines words such as anticipate, catastrophic, collide, eruption, famine, flood, impact, persevere, plunge, and unleash. The definitions are accompanied by examples to illustrate the meaning and usage of each word.

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Vocabulary Lesson 1: Food Crops

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ABANDON
v. To leave; to give up
To save their lives, the sailors had to abandon the sinking ship.
Parts of speech abandonment n
ADVERSELY
adv. In a harmful way; negatively
Excessive rainfall early in the spring can adversely affect the planting of crops.
Usage tips Adversely is often followed by affect.
Parts of speech adversity n, adverse adj
AGGREGATE
adj. Gathered into or amounting to a whole
It is impossible to judge last year’s performance without knowing the aggregate sales numbers.
Usage tips Aggregate is often followed by a term like sum, total, or numbers.
Parts of speech aggregate v, aggregate n
CULTIVATION
n. Preparing the land to grow crops; improvement for agricultural purposes
With the development of land cultivation, hunters and gatherers were able to settle in one place.
Parts of speech cultivate v
FERTILIZE
v. To supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful substances to the soil
This farm fertilizes tomatoes more than any other crop.
Parts of speech fertilizer n, fertilization n
INTENSIFY
v. To increase in power; to act with increased strength
Jacob’s long absence intensified his certainty that he should marry Rose.
Parts of speech intensification n, intense adj
IRRIGATION
n. The supplying of water to dry land
In dry areas of the country, you can see ditches all over the farm- land for irrigation.
Parts of speech irrigate v
OBTAIN
v. To gain possession of; to get
After a series of difficult interviews, he finally was able to obtain the job.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
n. The process by which green plants make their own food by combining water, salts, and carbon
dioxide in the presence of light.
Oxygen is a by-product of the process of photosynthesis.
Parts of speech photosynthesize v
PRECIPITATION
n. Water that falls to the Earth’s surface
In the Pacific Northwest, the high level of precipitation ensures rich, green plant life.
Vocabulary Lesson 2: Disaster
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ANTICIPATE
v. To expect; to sense something before it happens
By placing sensors in earthquake-prone areas, scientists can anticipate some tremors in time to warn
the public.
Parts of speech anticipation n, anticipatory adj

CATASTROPHIC
adj. Extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin
The architect died in a catastrophic elevator accident.
Parts of speech catastrophe n, catastrophically adv

COLLIDE
v. To come together with great or violent force
As usual, their holiday was ruined when their in-laws’ views on politics collided with their own.
Parts of speech collision n

ERUPTION
n. A sudden, often violent, outburst
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 caused 57 deaths and
immeasurable change to the face of the mountain.
Usage tips Eruption is often followed by an of phrase.
Parts of speech erupt v

FAMINE
n. Severe hunger; a drastic food shortage
The potato famine in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century caused
large numbers of Irish people to emigrate to America.

FLOOD
n. An overflowing of water; an excessive amount
The constant rain and poor drainage system caused a flood in town.
The political party sent out a flood of letters criticizing their opponents.
Parts of speech flood v

IMPACT
n. A strong influence
The speech about the importance of education made an impact on me.
Impact is usually followed by on or of.
Parts of speech impact v

PERSEVERE
v. To keep going, despite obstacles or discouragement; to maintain a purpose
The hikers persevered despite the bad weather and the icy trail.
Parts of speech persist v, persistent adj

PLUNGE
v. To go down suddenly; to decrease by a great amount in a short time
He jumped off the diving board and plunged into the pool.
The value of the company’s stock plunged after its chief executive was arrested.
Plunge is often followed by an into phrase.
Parts of speech plunge n

UNLEASH
v. To release a thing or an emotion
When they saw the strange man on their property, they unleashed their dogs.
He is from such an unemotional family, he will never learn to unleash his feelings

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