Environment. Vocabulary list.

Environment. Vocabulary list.
Unit 2.1 1. detached house 2. in a suburb 3. access to sth 4. transport connections 5. rush hour / to rush 6. mindless vandalism 7. on the edge of sth 8. open spaces 9. to live in the countryside / in the country / in a rural area 10. peace and quiet 11. traffic congestion 12. noise / light pollution 13. stunning views 14. magnificent scenery 15. abandoned cars 16. to dump 17. to live in an apartment block 18. cosmopolitan atmosphere 19. to drop litter on the streets 20. rubbish 21. to feel safe 22. to be surrounded by people 23. to annoy sb 24. findings 25. to reveal 26. issue 27. to cause anxiety 28. to be designed to do sth 29. to be concerned about sth 30. a problem of similar scale 31. to rank 32. to be dissatisfied with sth 33. to carry out a study 34. survey = poll 35. residents 36. to affect quality of life 37. to establish 38. to attract complaints 39. to develop immunity to sth 40. to be synonymous with 41. lack of consideration 42. to tackle a problem 43. priority 44. to complain to sb 45. to drive sb mad	Unit 2.3 46. beneath the surface 47. surface uplift 48. magma chamber 49. to cool off 50. to crack the rock 51. crust 52. dimension 53. to exert pressure on sth 54. to flow 55. geyser 56. hot spot 57. hot spring 58. mud pots 59. molten 60. cataclysm 61. plume 62. precursor 63. headquarters 64. volcanoes 65. to erupt / volcanic eruption 66. to preserve 67. reservoir 68. warning signs 69. swarms of earthquakes 70. steam vent 71. pattern of behaviour 72. to be beyond imagining 73. to constitute 74. rim 75. to solidify 76. constraints 77. deliberately 78. relatively 79. normally 80. perhaps 81. mainly 82. slowly 83. pensively 84. possibly 85. thoughtfully 86. generally 87. mostly 88. comparatively 89. intentionally
Unit 2.2 90. environmentalists 91. to boast of / about 92. to give a false impression 93. to face extinction 94. sea levels 95. to shrink / shrinkage 96. to retreat 97. to achieve significant results 98. wildlife 99. to threaten sb with extinction 100. species 101. to encroach on / upon 102. fast 103. to fight against sth 104. to force sb into doing sth 105. to be susceptible to sth 106. to be reliant on sth 107. to thrive 108. to be at risk of / from 109. irreversible 110. joint 111. likelihood 112. survival chances 113. cubs 114. prey / to prey on (upon) sb 115. marine mammals 116. at a rate of / at an alarming rate 117. reclaimed land 118. to spot 119. to vanish 120. in the wake of	Challenging climate change theory 121. to prevent a cataclysm 122. to result in 123. refugees 124. to threaten the livelihood 125. carbon emissions 126. to cut down on sth 127. to play down 128. regardless of 129. to retard 130. to sneak 131. to sweep away 132. dissenter 133. to distract sb from sth 134. atrocious 135. bleak 136. at the expense of 137. to halt 138. to interpret facts 139. to raise questions 140. vital difference 141. to distort calculations 142. to support the claims 143. greenhouse gases 144. to allow for 145. to contribute to sth 146. to estimate 147. to account for 148. to comply with 149. to curb pollution 150. to avert ecological disaster 151. mild

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