Samples of vocabulary words from your blogs first half of 1st Quarter:
Atolls- A ring shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
Ameliorate (V)- make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve.
Estuary- The widening channel of a river where it meets the sea, with a mixing of fresh water and salt.
Pachyderm- an very large animal with thick skin.
Marcellus Shale- Marine sedimentary rock found in the eastern United States.
Subsidiary- a company controlled by a holding or parent company that is of lesser importance to something else.
Seasonal Dead Zone- areas were an ongoing decrease of organisms is occurring due to some environmental catastrophe, and usually happening in a marine setting.
deluge- A great flood. A heavy downpour. Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood.
LEED- Leadership in Environmental Design.
Carcinogen: any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
Emit- to give off.
Benzene: an organic chemical compound. It is composed of 6 carbon atoms in a ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom.
robust = strong and healthy.
Algal bloom: rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in an aquatic system.
Exacerbating: to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.
Anthropocentric: human-centered.
entomologist - a scientist specializing in the study of insects.
poacher - one who engages in the theft or illegal killing of animals or plants.
rancorous-full or showing bitterness
Atolls- A ring shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
Ameliorate (V)- make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve.
Estuary- The widening channel of a river where it meets the sea, with a mixing of fresh water and salt.
Pachyderm- an very large animal with thick skin.
Marcellus Shale- Marine sedimentary rock found in the eastern United States.
Subsidiary- a company controlled by a holding or parent company that is of lesser importance to something else.
Seasonal Dead Zone- areas were an ongoing decrease of organisms is occurring due to some environmental catastrophe, and usually happening in a marine setting.
deluge- A great flood. A heavy downpour. Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood.
LEED- Leadership in Environmental Design.
Carcinogen: any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
Emit- to give off.
Benzene: an organic chemical compound. It is composed of 6 carbon atoms in a ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom.
robust = strong and healthy.
Algal bloom: rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in an aquatic system.
Exacerbating: to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.
Anthropocentric: human-centered.
entomologist - a scientist specializing in the study of insects.
poacher - one who engages in the theft or illegal killing of animals or plants.
rancorous-full or showing bitterness
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