Unit 7: Not-So-Starry Nights: Light Pollution Turns Night into Day

Learn these words from the persuasive essay by Sharon Guynup (Inside: Level A, Unit 7).

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  1. pollution
    contamination of the natural environment
  2. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  3. wonder
    something that causes feelings of amazement
  4. twinkling
    shining intermittently with a sparkling light
  5. install
    set up for use
  6. blackout
    darkness resulting from the extinction of lights
  7. waste
    use inefficiently or inappropriately
  8. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  9. release
    eliminate (a substance)
  10. beam
    be bright or emit light
  11. blot out
    make imperceptible by concealing or obscuring
  12. fixture
    an object firmly secured in place, especially in a household
  13. murky
    dark or gloomy
  14. migrate
    move from one country or region to another and settle there
  15. ecologist
    a biologist who studies organisms and their environment
  16. behave
    act in a certain manner
  17. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  18. flock
    a group of birds
  19. protect
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
  20. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  21. endangered
    in imminent threat of extinction
  22. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  23. ashore
    towards or to the edge of a body of water
  24. hatchling
    a young bird or animal that has just emerged from an egg
  25. risk
    expose to a chance of loss or damage
  26. reduce
    cut down on
  27. individual
    a human being
  28. flick
    a light sharp contact
  29. switch
    device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit
Created on Sun Aug 07 13:38:11 EDT 2016 (updated Mon Aug 15 13:20:57 EDT 2016)

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