front 1 to adapt to | back 1 change your behaviour bc the situation has changed |
front 2 to alter | back 2 make sth different but without changing it completely |
front 3 to amend | back 3 change sth slightly, usually to correct a mistake in a statement, document, etc. |
front 4 to evolve | back 4 change gradually, often from sth simple to sth more complicated |
front 5 to reform | back 5 change a law, system, organization, etc. to make it better |
front 6 to restore | back 6 return sth to its former state or condition, e.g. a building. a painting |
front 7 to reverse | back 7 change sth so it is the opposite of what it was before: ...a decision/policy |
front 8 to transform | back 8 completely change the appearance or character of sth. often to make it better |
front 9 transition | back 9 a period of change from one state or condition to another: in ... |
front 10 to resist | back 10 refuse to accept sth and try to stop it happening |
front 11 to enforce | back 11 make people obey sth; ... the law |
front 12 to impose sth | back 12 make sb accept sth against their wished (on/upon sb) |
front 13 to pursue | back 13 follow or try to achieve sth over a period of time: ... a policy/goal |
front 14 to bring sth about | back 14 make sth happen |
front 15 subtle | back 15 not easy to notice or understand: a ...difference; OPP obvious |
front 16 to facilitate | back 16 make an act or process easier to achieve |
front 17 ongoing | back 17 continuing to develop: an ...process/ investigation |
front 18 consultation | back 18 the act of discussing sth with sb before making a decision consult sb v; consultative adj a consultative process/committee |
front 19 to implement | back 19 make sth that has been decided start to happen SYN put sth into practice |
front 20 to conserve | back 20 avoid wasting sth |
front 21 to switch (to sth) | back 21 change or make sth change from using one thing to using another |
front 22 -saving | back 22 not wasting anything: energy-..., a labour-...device |
front 23 eco- | back 23 (short for ...logy/...logical) relating to the environment: an ...-disaster |
front 24 consumption | back 24 the act of using energy, food or materials. A person is a consumer. V to consume |
front 25 saving | back 25 an amount of sth, such as money or time, that you do not need to spend or use |
front 26 appliance | back 26 a machine you use at home, e.g. a fridge, a washing machine |
front 27 on standby | back 27 If a TV is ..., it is connected to the power supply but is not in use |
front 28 to charge sth (up) | back 28 pass electricity through sth to store it there |
front 29 tumble dryer | back 29 a machine that uses hot air to dry clothes |
front 30 to dispose of sth | back 30 get rid of sth that you do not want or cannot keep disposal |
front 31 landfill (site) | back 31 an area of land where large amounts of rubbish |
front 32 toxic | back 32 poisonous: ...chemicals/gases/substances |
front 33 better still | back 33 even better. Still is used here and with other comparative adjectives to make a comparison stronger: longer still |
front 34 to monitor | back 34 watch and check sth over a period of time to see how it develops or changes |
front 35 investment | back 35 a thing that is worth buying because it will be useful and helpful |
front 36 to generate | back 36 produce or create sth: ... electricity |
front 37 to be extinct | back 37 does no longer exist |
front 38 to clear | back 38 remove sth that may not be wanted |
front 39 habitat | back 39 the place where a plant or animal is usually found: the elephant's natural ... |
front 40 to decline | back 40 become smaller, weaker, or less good n: be in ... |
front 41 region | back 41 a part of a country or the world |
front 42 conservation | back 42 the protection of the natural world |
front 43 to point sth out | back 43 mention sth in order to give people information about it and make them notice it |
front 44 to die out | back 44 disappear |
front 45 instance (of sth) | back 45 an example or case (of sth): for ... |
front 46 to consider sb/sth to be sth | back 46 think of sth/sb in a particular way ALSO ...sb/sth AS sth |
front 47 endangered | back 47 in danger of becoming extinct |
front 48 species | back 48 a group of plants or animals that are all similar and can breed together |
front 49 threat (to sb/sth) | back 49 the possibility of trouble or danger: be under ... |
front 50 poaching | back 50 hunting animals, birds, etc. illegally. The person is a ...er. |
front 51 to pose | back 51 create or give sb sth that they must deal with: ... a threat/risk/problem |
front 52 sought after | back 52 wanted by many people because it is of high quality or rare |
front 53 decorative | back 53 (of an object or a building) intended to look attractive or pretty |
front 54 civil war | back 54 war between groups from the same country |
front 55 to divert sth/sb (from sth, to sth) | back 55 change the direction of sth, especially away from its original purpose |
front 56 likelihood | back 56 SYN probability |
front 57 to end up (doing sth) | back 57 find yourself in a place/situation that you did not plan/expect to be in |
front 58 to wipe sth out | back 58 destroy sth completely |
front 59 territory | back 59 an area that an animal considers as its own |
front 60 to breed | back 60 (of animals) have sex and produce young animals |
front 61 Surgery | back 61 medical treatment in which your body is cut open so that a part can be removed or repaired. SYN an operation, |
front 62 operating theatre | back 62 place where an operation happens |
front 63 revolutionary | back 63 producing great changes |
front 64 era | back 64 a period of time that has a particular quality or character |
front 65 advance (in sth) | back 65 progress made in science, medicine, technology, etc. |
front 66 radical | back 66 new, different and likely to have a great effect |
front 67 conventional | back 67 usual or traditional; not new or different |
front 68 diagnostic | back 68 used for finding out what physical or mental problem sb has n diagnosis |
front 69 to restrict | back 69 limit the size, number or amount of sth |
front 70 infectious | back 70 (of a disease/ an illness) can easily be passed on to another person |
front 71 cure | back 71 a medical treatment that makes a sick person well again |
front 72 vaccine | back 72 a substance which is put into the blood and protects the body from disease. The process of giving ...is ...ation |
front 73 eradicate | back 73 (formal) destroy or get rid of sth completely SYN wipe (sth) out |
front 74 to be confined to bed/a wheelchair | back 74 have to stay in bed/a wheelchair |
front 75 procedure | back 75 a medical operation that may or may not require your body to be cut open |
front 76 rate | back 76 the number of times sth happens within a particular period: survival ..., birth ..., mortality ... |
front 77 organ | back 77 a part of the body that has a particular function e.g. the heart, the brain |
front 78 transplant | back 78 an operation in which a damaged organ is replaced with one from a donor (=sb) who gives part of their body, blood, etc.) |
front 79 enable sb/sth to do sth | back 79 make it possible for sb/sth to do sth |
front 80 resume | back 80 (formal) begin sth again after an interruption |
front 81 vitamin | back 81 one of several substances in certain foods that help us grow and be healthy eg ...C ; ...D |
front 82 mineral | back 82 a natural substance, such as coal, salt, etc. Some ... are present in food and drink and important for good health. |
front 83 supplement | back 83 sth that is added to sth else. Vitamin ..., usually taken in the form of tablets, add vitamins to your diet |