advanced language practise - unit 14

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malnutrition
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physical weakness and bad health caused by having too little food
hint
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sth that you say or do that shows, but not directly, what you think or want
guarantee
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a promise that sth will be done or will happen
undernourishment
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having poor health becouse of not eating enough food or eating the wrong king of food
pledge
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to make a serious or formal promise to give or to do sth
proceeds
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the amound of money received from a particular event or activity or when sth is sold
dispute
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an argument or disagreement
negotiation
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this is the settling of a dispute through discussion
self-sufficiency
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the ability of a country or person to support themselves without outside help
immunization
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a means of protecting people against some diseases
organic
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this describes food that is grown without the use of chemical fertilizers
recycling
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the collection of raw materials so that they can be used again
subsidy
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money given by a goverment to lower the prices of e.g. basic food
irrigation
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a system of distributing water to places which need it for argiculture
pesticide
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a chemical substance used to kill harmfull insectes, small animals, wild plants and unwanted organisms
to pester
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toannoy sb
pest
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1) an insect or small animal which is harmful or which damages crops 2) an annoying person, esp a child
overrated
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sth that is considered to be better or more important than it really is
underestimated
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sth that is sonsidered to be worse in some way than it really is
overburdened
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if someone is overburdened, he/she is made to work too hard or carry, contain or deal with too much
inderprivileged
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without the money, possesions, education, opportionities etc. that the avarege person has
rural
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country
illiterate
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unable to write and read
essential
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basic
sparsely
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thinly
impoverished
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poor
urban
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city
densely
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heavily
inadequate
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poor
traditional
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established
encouter
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experience, esp sth unpleasant
devalue
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reduce the rate at which money can be exchanged for foreign money
smouldering
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burn slowly without flames
hut
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a small, simple building, usu consisting of one room
river bank
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tha land at either edge of a river

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