Vocabulary Flashcards

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Repurpose

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The process by which an object with one use value is transformed or redeployed as an object with an alternative use value.

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Diverse

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Showing a great deal of variety; very different.

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Invertebrates

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An animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod or mollusk.

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Barge

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A flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.

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Ecosystem

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A community of living organisms interacting with their non-living physical environment within a specific area.

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Decompose

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Make or become rotten.

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Barnacle

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A marine crustacean with an external shell, which attaches itself permanently to a variety of surfaces.

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Nonprofit

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Not making or conducted primarily to make a profit.

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Hunched

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Raise one's shoulders and bend the top of one's body forward.

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Demeanor

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Outward behavior or bearing.