Workshop 2 Vocabulary

particular

• Referring to a specific item or thing.

• General or common in nature.

• Vague and undefined.

• Relating to a group of items.

region

• A large area of a country or the world.

• A small town or village.

• A specific type of climate.

• A political boundary between countries.

access

• The ability to have or get something.

• A type of computer network.

• A method of communication.

• A form of transportation.

contaminated

• Made pure and clean by removing harmful substances.

• Made polluted by adding something harmful, tainted, or unhealthy.

• Made safe for consumption by filtering out impurities.

• Made better by adding beneficial nutrients.

conserve

• To use something in a careful way so that it won’t run out or become scarce.

• To waste resources without concern for the future.

• To gather and hoard resources for personal use.

• To share resources freely with others.

famine

• A shortage of food that may cause people to starve or die.

• An abundance of food leading to waste.

• A type of natural disaster that causes flooding.

• A government policy to regulate food distribution.

severe

• Very harsh.

• Mild and gentle.

• Somewhat intense.

• Completely relaxed.

impact

• The effect of one thing on another thing.

• A sudden change in weather conditions.

• A type of physical force applied to an object.

• A method of measuring distance.

final

• Something that occurs at the beginning.

• Something that occurs at the end.

• Something that occurs in the middle.

• Something that is temporary.

destroy

• To ruin something.

• To create something new.

• To preserve in its original state.

• To enhance or improve something.