Vocabulary Quizs L.2.13- L.2.18

process

• a series of actions taken to make or do something

• a single action performed to achieve a goal

• a random occurrence without a specific purpose

• a method of evaluating results after completion

sustain

• to provide what is needed to continue doing something

• to stop or halt an action

• to increase the intensity of an action

• to evaluate the effectiveness of an action

reduce

• to make something smaller in amount

• to increase the size of something

• to maintain the same size

• to eliminate completely

significantly

• in a way that is important or large enough to make a difference

• in a manner that is trivial or unimportant

• in a way that is difficult to understand

• in a manner that is completely irrelevant

indirect

• describing a cause that is not the most important one

• a direct cause of an event

• a cause that is easily identifiable

• a cause that is always significant

groundwater

• water found underground in soil or rock

• water that is found in the atmosphere

• water that is stored in lakes and rivers

• water that is used for irrigation

deplete

• to use up so there is little/nothing left

• to fill completely

• to increase in quantity

• to maintain at a constant level

restriction

• a rule or law that limits something

• a type of food that is healthy

• a method of communication

• a form of entertainment

conservation

• protection of natural resources such as water, plants and wildlife

• the act of using resources without any restrictions

• the process of urban development and expansion

• the study of animal behavior in their natural habitats

essential

• something that is necessary

• something that is optional

• something that is trivial

• something that is harmful