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Nostalgic	Feeling happy and sometimes slightly sad at the same time as you think about things that happened in the past
336	Prehistoric	1. Describing the period before there were written records 2. Informal disapproving very old-fashioned
337	Prior	Slightly formal existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time
338	Punctual	Arriving, doing something or happening at the expected, correct time; not late Eg: He's fairly punctual (= He usually arrives on time)
339	Time consuming
340	Erode	1. To rub or be rubbed away gradually 2. To slowly reduce or destroy
341	Infer	To form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
342	Predate	To have existed or happened before another thing Eg: These cave paintings predate any others which are known.
343	Span	He period of time that sometimes exists or happens Eg: He has a short attention/concentration span.
344	Lose track of time
345	Formerly	In the past Eg: The European Union was formerly called the European Community.
346	Agriculture	Farming Eg: Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.
347	Animal kingdom
348	Burrow	A hole in the ground dug by an animal such as a rabbit, especially to live in
349	Climate	General weather conditions usually found in a particular place Eg: When we retire, we're going to move to a warmer climate.
350	Crops	(the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit or vegetable grown in large amounts
351	Decline	To gradually become less, worse, or lower Eg: The party's popularity has declined in the opinion polls.
352	Den	The home of particular types of wild animal
353	Disaster	(an event which results in) great harm, damage or death, or serious difficulty Eg: It would be a disaster for me if I lost my job.
354	Ecological balance
355	Evolution	1. The way in which living things change and develop over millions of years 2. A gradual process of change and development
356	Gentically-modified
357	Extinct	Not now existing Eg: There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct
358	Endangered	Animals or plants which may soon not exist because there are very few now alive
359	Domesticated	Belonging or relating to the home, house or family
360	Arid	Very dry and without enough rain for plants Eg: The desert is so arid that nothing can grow there.
361	Catastrophic	An unchecked increase in the use of fossil fuels could have catastrophic results for the planet.
362	Weed	Any wild plant which grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing freely
363	Vermin	Small animals and insects that can be harmful and which are difficult to control when they appear in large numbers
364	Vegetation	Plants in general or plants which are found in a particular area Eg: Much of the region's native vegetation has been damaged by developers who are building hotels along the coa
365	Soil	Material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow
366	Species	A set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other
367	Scent	A pleasant natural smell Eg: the scent of roses
368	Repercussions	The effect that an action, event or decision has on something, especially a bad effect
369	Prey	An animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal Eg: A hawk hovered in the air before swooping on its prey.
370	Predator	An animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals Eg: lions, wolves and other predators
371	Pesticides	A chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants and other unwanted organisms
372	Insect	A type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very small animal
373	Habitat	The natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives Eg: With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat
374	Genetics	Belonging or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) received by each animal or plant from its parents
375	Flora	All the plants of a particular place or from a particular time in history Eg: the flora of the Balearic Islands
376	Fauna	All the animals that live wild in a particular area Eg: an expedition to explore the flora and fauna of Hornchurch Wood
377	Naive	Too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair.
378	Resistant	Not wanting to accept something, especially changes or new ideas
379	Tropical	From or relating to the area between the two tropics
380	Vulnerable	Able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced or attacked Eg: I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.
381	Wild	Uncontrolled, violent or extreme Eg: The audience burst into wild applause
382	Adapt	To change something to suit different conditions or uses
383	Combat	A fight, especially during a war Eg: The soldiers were engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
384	Cultivate	To prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop
385	Eradicate	To get rid of completely or destroy something bad Eg: The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.
386	Hibernate	(of some animals) to spend the winter sleeping Eg: The turtle hibernates in a shallow burrow for six months of the year.
387	Evolve	To develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually Eg: Humans evolved from apes.
388	Tolerate	To accept behaviour and beliefs which are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
389	Asteroid	One of many rocky objects, with widths from over 900 kilometres to less than one kilometre, which circle the sun
390	Astronaut	A person who has been trained for travelling in spacecraft
391	Atmosphere	The mixture of gases around the Earth Eg: These factories are releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere.
392	Cosmos	The universe considered as a system with an order and pattern
393	Crater	The round hole at the top of a volcano, or a hole
394	Debris	Broken or torn pieces of something larger Eg: Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a large area.
395	Earth	The planet third in order of distance from the Sun, between Venus and Mars; the world on which we live
396	Exploration	When you search and find out about something Eg: We need to carry out a full exploration (= examination) of all the alternatives.
397	Galaxy	One of the independent groups of stars in the universe
398	Gas	Substance in a form like air that is neither solid nor liquid Eg:Oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen are all gases.
399	Gravity	The force which attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground
400	Horizon	The line at the farthest place which you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea
401	Launch	An event to celebrate or introduce something new Eg: How much champagne will we need for the launch?
402	Meteor	A piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the Earth's atmosphere
403	Moon	The round object which moves in the sky around the Earth and can be seen at night
404	Ocean	A very large area of sea
405	Orbit	The curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star
406	Outer space	The part of space that is very far away from Earth
407	Lunar	Of or relating to the moon
408	Inevitable	Certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented Eg: The accident was the inevitable
409	Horizontal	Flat or level; parallel to the ground or to the bottom or top edge of something
410	Extreme	Very large in amount or degree
411	Commercial	Related to buying and selling things Eg: The commercial future of the company looks very promising.
412	Weightlessness	Having or appearing to have no weight
413	Universe	Everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. In space
414	Surface	The outer or top part or layer of something Eg: Tropical rain forests used to cover 10% of the Earth's surface.
415	Space station	A vehicle in which people can travel round the Earth, outside its atmosphere, doing scientific tests
416	Space shuttle	A vehicle in which people travel into space and back again, sometimes carrying a satellite or other equipment into orbit (= a curved path through space)
417	Spacecraft	A vehicle used for travel in space
418	Solar system	The sun and the group of planets which move around it
419	Simulator	A piece of equipment which is designed to represent real conditions, for example in an aircraft or spacecraft
420	Satellite	A device sent up into space to travel round the Earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc.
421	Rocket	A large cylindrical object which moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, and which is used for space travel or as a weapon
422	Radiation	A form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous to health
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