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  • to fall down suddenly (v)
    collapse
  • to use something/someone unfairly for your own gain/advantage (v)
    exploit
  • to change something completely usually to improve it (v)
    transform
  • a building that can be easily recognised (n)
    landmark
  • the industry of removing fossil fuels/metals from the ground (n)
    mining
  • to send goods to another country for sale (v)
    export
  • What is a "reservoir"?
    a large (normally man-made) lake used for storing water
  • To work together to achieve something (v)
    cooperate
  • the total amount that something can contain/hold/produce (n)
    capacity
  • To find out and tell a patient what is wrong with them(v)
    diagnose
  • a practice test of something to see if it will work (n)
    trial
  • What is the opposite of "practical knowledge"?
    theoretical knowledge
  • Another word for 'farming'(n)
    agriculture
  • exactly the same (adj)
    identical
  • the action of leaving a job because you're old (n)
    retirement
  • to increase in size (v)
    expand
  • something that has been left empty/alone for a really long time (or maybe forever) (adj)
    abandoned
  • what is an "apprentice"?
    Someone (often a student) who works for a skilled person in order to learn their skills
  • to make a part of your body sore/painful (or to annoy) (v)
    irritate
  • Name 3 types of renewable energy
    solar, wind, hydropower
  • to gradually become worse (v)
    decline
  • A relative that lived a really long time ago
    ancestor
  • to look after something (to keep it in good condition) (v)
    maintain
  • someone who you look after financially(n)
    dependent
  • a group of plants/animals that share similar characteristics
    species
  • The opposite of "major" (adj)
    minor