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Chapter 16:Environment
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Language - English
Undergraduate 1
03/05/2008

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controversy
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(n.) "a public disagreement, usually involving strong opinions"
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couple
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(n.) a pair of people or things
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erosion
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(n.) "the wearing or washing away of something, most commonly soil"
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fluctuation
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(n.) a rising and falling change
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initiative
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(n.) a plan for the beginning of something
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ministry
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(n.) a high government department
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panel
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(n.) a flat rectangular piece forming part of a surface
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paradigm
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(n.) an example used as a model
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scenario
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(n.) a description of events that might take place in the future
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sequence
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(n.) a connected series of acts
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subsidy
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(n.) financial assistance
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supplement
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(n.) something extra
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vehicle
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(n.) a devicde for transporting people or things
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anticipate
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(v.) to deal with something beforehand; foresee
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complement
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(v.) to make an appropriate addition to something
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confine
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(v.) to keep something within cetain limits
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convert
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(v.) to change the condition of something; transform
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eliminate
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(v.) to remove something from consideration; get rid of something
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incline
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(v.) to lean toward or be likely to do something
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minimize
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(v.) to reduce something to its lower limit or degree
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offset
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(v.) to balance or to compensate for something
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release
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(v.) to let go of something
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restrain
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(v.) to hold back or restrict movement
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trace
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(v.) to follow the histor or development of something
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adjacent
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(adj.) located next to something; nearby
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coherent
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(adj.) clear and logical
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comprehensive
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(adj.) including everything
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contemporary
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(adj.) of today; modern
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crucial
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(adj.) extremely important
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federal
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(adj.) relating to national government
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forthcomming
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(adj.) ready and available for use
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integral
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(adj.) necessary; essential for completeness
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minimum
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(adj.) being the least amount of something
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nuclear
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(adj.) relationg to power generated by atomic fission or fusion
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passive
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(adj.) needing no special equipment or technology in order to function
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persistent
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(adj.) "continuing to exist for a long time, ongoing"
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predominant
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(adj.) primary; principal
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successive
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(adj.) following one after another
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uniform
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(adj.) always the same; unvarying
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automatically
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(adj.) without outside influence or control; mechanically
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eventually
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(adv.) at some later date; over time
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inevitably
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(adv.) unavoidably
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nonetheless
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(adv.) nevertheless; however
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thereby
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(adv.) because of that; for that reason
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