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Skillful R&W - Unit 7

Published on Apr 25, 2016

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overpopulation:

a problem or a myth?

infectious

likely to spread quickly to others
Photo by euthman

usually a negative word

  • Cholera is a dangerous infectious disease.
  • Half of all deaths are caused by infectious diseases.
Photo by euthman

not always a negative word

  • She has an infectious smile.
  • He has an infectious laugh.
Photo by Neal.

enormous

giant, huge, massive, big
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profound

something very great or intense (usually emotion)
Photo by Nick Kenrick.

irreversible

not able to be undone or changed
Photo by Ben McLeod

caught up in

to be involved (in something)

a positive & negative meaning

  • All that fresh water is caught up in the ice caps.
  • He got caught up in the demonstrations and was arrested.
  • I was so caught up in the movie that I didn't hear the phone ring.
Photo by Piero...

drought

long period of little or no rain

cholera

disease of the small intestine (小腸)
Photo by Lee Cannon

typhoid

often called "typhoid fever"

Fertility

the state of being "fertile"; able to produce
Photo by ing jorge

degraded

reduced in quality; inferior

under our nose

directly in front of you/someone
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bury your head in the sand

to ignore something
Photo by shanidov

Prevalent

widespread; common