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A crop to be sold to an area different from where it was grown - Coffee is an important c_____ c_______ in this region.
cash crop
intentional and planned - We made a d_________ decision to live apart for a while.
deliberate
something that could cause a fire - This old wiring is a f_______ r________.
fire risk
barriers or methods used to stop an area from flooding - The government plans to build stronger f______ d_______ on this area of coastline.
flood defenses
a fuel such as coal or oil that is obtained from under the ground - We need to find alternatives to f________ f________.
fossil fuels
when the world becomes warmer because of pollution - G_______ w_______ is affecting the polar ice caps.
global warming
a period of time when the weather is much hotter than usual - The h______ w_________ is set to last for another week.
heat wave
a state in which your body is protected from disease - The vaccination gives you i_________ against the disease for six months.
immunity
able to pass a disease from one person, animal or plant to another - This disease is highly i_________.
infectious
mental problems that affect a person’s ability to learn things - Some of the children have specific L________ d________.
learning difficulties
energy that comes from sources such as wind or the sun - The house is heated entirely from n_______ e_________.
natural energy
to achieve everything you are capable of - She is a gifted violinist, but she may never r______ her p_______.
reach her potential
a place where people who have escaped from their own country can live, for a limited time - Huge r__________ c_________ have sprung up on the borders.
refugee camps
learning something from memory, rather than understanding it - Much of what they do in class is little more than r______ L_______.
rote learning
Communicating by using hands for people who cannot hear - Deaf people communicate with s________ L______.
sign language
to give someone a written suggestion for doing something - Youth groups are invited to s________ p________ for activities they would like to be funded.
submit a proposal
