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Reading Glossary

“Protecting Our Natural Inheritance”


(Unit 6, page 70)

reduced: made less; decreased


modified: changed
phenomenon: situation
species: a related group of animals or plants
unrivaled: not equaled
dinosaurs: large animals that lived millions of years ago and no longer exist
mammals: animals that drink milk from their mothers when they are young
cling to survival: are almost extinct
decimated: destroyed
at risk: in danger
endured: survived
inheritance: passed from generation to generation
irreversible: cannot go back to the way things were before
advanced: supported
guard against: take actions to prevent
emissions: releases of gas into the air
promoting: encouraging
head off: delay
monitor: watch carefully
a ripple effect: one action causing another to happen
interdependency: how things depend on one another to survive

Summit 1, Second Edition


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