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UNIT 11B: TECHNOLOGY AS TRASH
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Terms in this set (29)
trash
Rubbish, waste, litter, garbage, junk
slum
(often pl.) a poor area of a town where the houses are in very bad condition
wasteland
an unused area of land that has become barren or overgrown; a bleak and unused or neglected urban or industrial area.
scrap
material from old, damaged cars or machines
pile
a large number of things on top of each other, stack, heap
valuable
useful and important, worth a lot of money
to make a living
to earn the money one needs to pay for housing, food, etc
to remove
to eliminate, take away
obsolete
outdated, old-fashioned
customer
client
to keep up
to mantain
to discard
to dispose of, to get rid of something that you no longer want or need
landfill
a large, deep hole in which huge amounts of garbage are buried
wealthy
rich
substance
material, element