Essential 400

Roderick M. (Canada)
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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  2. intensify
    increase in extent or strength
  3. adversely
    in an opposing or negative manner
  4. irrigation
    the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
  5. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  6. obtain
    come into possession of
  7. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
  8. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
  9. fertilize
    provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
  10. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  11. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  12. flood
    the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto land
  13. catastrophic
    extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
  14. impact
    the striking of one body against another
  15. collide
    crash together with violent impact
  16. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  17. eruption
    the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge
  18. plunge
    dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
  19. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
  20. unleash
    turn loose or free from restraint
  21. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  22. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  23. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
  24. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  25. evolve
    undergo development
  26. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
  27. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  28. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  29. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  30. survive
    continue in existence after
  31. constraint
    the state of being physically limited
  32. emission
    the act of causing to flow forth
  33. contamination
    the state of being corrupted by contact or association
  34. extinction
    the state of being no longer in existence
  35. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
  36. reservoir
    lake used to store water for community use
  37. dispose of
    deal with or settle
  38. shrink
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
  39. elemental
    of or being the essential or basic part
  40. stable
    resistant to change of position or condition
Created on Tue Jan 04 06:56:58 EST 2011

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