Vocabulary List: ‘What’s Emerging From the Melting Ice?’

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  1. permafrost
    ground that is permanently frozen
    It’s permafrost, Bond explained, like taking an entire landscape and throwing it in the freezer. Seattle Times (Sep 10, 2021)
  2. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
    “Take a boat down that long coast and see glaciers falling into the sea. That sounds wonderful.” Washington Post (Sep 29, 2021)
  3. thaw
    become or cause to become soft or liquid
    Vaccines are locked in a freezer before being transferred to the low-temperature refrigerator to be thawed. Washington Times (Mar 24, 2021)
  4. erode
    remove soil or rock
    Acidic waters are also boring into some shells, pitting or eroding them. Salon (Aug 8, 2021)
  5. remains
    any object that is left unused or still extant
    Any metal remains have ended up in recycling, after oil and other liquids were drained before demolition. Seattle Times (Nov 18, 2021)
  6. artifact
    a man-made object
    She had arrived at Christie’s with a sign reading “Respect Indigenous people! Return our artifacts.” New York Times (Nov 9, 2021)
  7. preserved
    kept intact or in a particular condition
    Toasting had preserved the flavor, while staling had not. Salon (Nov 6, 2021)
  8. paleolithic
    of the early period of the Stone Age, through 10,000 BCE
    Such pigments were used in cave paintings, rock art, burials and other structures among paleolithic peoples around the globe. Washington Times (Jul 3, 2020)
  9. domestication
    adaptation to close association with human beings
    Unlike chimps, dogs have been subject to a process of artificial evolution as a result of domestication. New York Times (May 27, 2021)
Created on Thu Nov 18 12:43:16 EST 2021 (updated Thu Nov 18 12:48:25 EST 2021)

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