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VOCABULARY UNIT 5: Environment & Verbs

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    Environment & Verbs
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  • an area where waste is buried under the ground
    landfill
  •  20
  • to remove (someone) from a dangerous place.
    evacuate
  •  20
  • to press (something) into a flat shape.
    squash
  •  10
  • the increase in the world's temperature.
    global warming
  •  15
  • to catch or take something or someone.
    trap
  •  20
  • to cause something to be slowly destroyed by natural processes.
    decompose
  •  25
  • a kind of white plastic used to make plates and glasses.
    Styrofoam
  •  20
  • to allow (a person or animal) to leave a jail, cage, prison, etc.
    release
  •  10
  • the major greenhouse gas which is produced when certain fuels are burned.
    carbon dioxide
  •  25
  • to die by being underwater too long and unable to breathe.
    drown
  •  20
  • to separate or divide into parts or groups.
    split
  •  15
  • it’s that part of the atmosphere which stops the sun’s UV rays from reaching us.
    ozone layer
  •  25
  • to strike lightly especially with a slight sound.
    tap
  •  15
  • to forbid people from using (something).
    ban
  •  20
  • gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.
    greenhouse gas
  •  20
  • to order (someone) not to use or do something.
    prohibit
  •  15