Extensive Reading-Book A Unit 32 (E)
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aquaculture
the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants
aquaculture is important to grow aquatic life.
barren
incapable of producing offspring
The desert is a barren place to plant crops.
canals
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
We need to use canals to spread the water to areas where water is lacking.
conjunction
an opinion not founded on sufficient evidence
The lawyer’s conjunction was dismissed as soon as the judge figured out his theory lacked sufficient evidence.
consumption
the act of consuming
The human chocolate consumption rate is about 45 lbs. in a year.
equivalent
the same in magnitude, meaning, and effect
The two equations were written differently, but the answers were equivalent.
formulated
to express in precise form
We have formulated a way to convert heat into energy.
hatcheries
a place for hatching eggs
Hen’s have a hatchery to lay their eggs.
husbandry
farming, agriculture
Through animal husbandry, humans were able to domesticate certain animals for their own personal use.
maize
corn
In central and south America, the Native Americans depended on their maize supply for food.
manure
excrement, or other refuse used as fertilizer
We use cow manure to fertilize the plants.
monsoon
A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally.
We had a great deal of rainfall during the monsoon season.
mutton
the flesh of sheep
If we charbroil the mutton, it will taste soft.
opposing
set against or opposite to
The two opposing teams battled it out on the field.
permanent
lasting, and fixed
The teacher accidentally wrote on the soft erase board with the permanent marker. The mark didn’t come off.
plankton
the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water
There is one species of whales that eat plankton by the tons everyday.
suitable
appropriate, becoming
The father thought the responsible young man was a suitable guy to go out with his daughter.
tend
be inclined or disposed; to work with
The doctor tended to the sick patients needs.
terrestrial
pertain to earth and land
Humans are terrestrial beings in that we survive through the fruitfulness of the earth.
thrive
to prosper; to develop vigorously
Their business continued to thrive while many others went bankrupt.
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