Life 5 Unit 3 vocabulary

(noun) the highest point of something; (verb) to reach the highest level or point.

• summit
• zenith
• climax
• peak

(phrase) used to express the inevitability of something happening in the future.

• it is certain to happen
• only a matter of time

• it is probable to happen
• it is likely to happen

(noun) the gradual increase in the Earth's temperature, primarily caused by the greenhouse effect.

• planetary heating
• universal warming
• global warming
• global cooling

(adjective) desiring or needing food; (noun) the feeling or state of being hungry.

• tired
• hungry
• full
• thirsty

(verb) to suffer or die from lack of food; to cause someone to suffer or die from lack of food.

• starve
• nourish
• famish
• dehydrate

(noun) a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.

• insecticide
• fungicide
• herbicide
• pesticide

(noun) a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, or developments.

• era
• age
• epoch
• period

(noun) the branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of less than 100 nanometers, especially the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules.

• Nanotechnology
• Paleontology
• Microbiology
• Astrophysics

(noun) extreme lack of food in a region, often accompanied by widespread hunger and starvation.

• abundance
• drought
• starvation
• famine

(noun) overcrowding; the state of being overcrowded, especially with traffic or people.

• congestion
• jam
• overload
• gridlock