Chapter 5 Vocabulary
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23 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pollution | dirt in the environment |
| deforestation | cutting down many trees |
| crowd | many people together in one place |
| crisis | very serious problem |
| potholes | holes in the road |
| to mine | to dig in the earth for minerals |
| disappear | to not exist anymore (or not be seen) |
| organization | a group that works together |
| earn | to make money |
| terrible | very bad |
| terrific | wonderful |
| forest | a large group of trees |
| volunteer | someone who works without salary (money) |
| unique | special, different from others |
| genius | someone who is very smart |
| influential | powerful, able to make changes happen |
| century | 100 years |
| altruist | someone who likes to help others (without receiving benefits) |
| altruism | doing nice things for others without benefit (describes behavior) |
| motivate | give someone energy or reason to work hard |
| shadow | cool dark area created by the sun |
| to shadow someone | follow |
| spy | someone who watches other people secretly |
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