Advance Vocabulary

The oil spill caused a great deal of...............to seabirds.

• damage

• risk

• devastation

• harm

Heavy rains and ........................ winds caused several trees to fall.

• Risking

• Devastating

• Harmful

• Verging

Space programmes require................... sums of money.

• imperceptible

• prolonged

• vast

• immeasurable

The surface of the planet is covered in...................volcanoes, much larger than any on Earth.

• astronomical

• minute

• fleeting

• colossal

Rather than.................plastic bags, people should recycle them.

• storing

• throwing away

• retaining

• stockpile

Our natural.........................is not good for the environment or for our own bank balance.

• acquisitiveness

• personal consumption

• consumerism

• mass branding

The money you have left over after you have paid all of your expenses and bills is your......................

• personal consumption

• disposable income

• spending patterns

• income

Predicament

• a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually affecting many people,

• an unpleasant situation which is difficult to get out of,

• something that blocks you so forward movement is prevented,

• a situation where a difficul choice has to be made between two things.

setback

• something that happens which delays or prevents a process from advancing

• a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two things

• something that blocks you so forward movement is prevented.

• a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually affecting many people.

Ochre

• easily changed into a new shape

• rock from which metal can be obtained

• a precious stone or gem

• a naturally coloured type of rock or eath