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tsunami
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recession
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discrimination
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refugee
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homelessness
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peaceful
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fundraiser
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to volunteer
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citizenship
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to reduce
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deforestation
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ecosystem
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climate change
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global warming
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to reuse
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to preserve
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sweatshop
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recycling
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natural disaster
environmental
environmental
Adjective
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/ɪnˌvaɪɹənˈmɛnəɫ/, /ɪnˌvaɪɹənˈmɛntəɫ/
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relating to the natural world and effects of human actions on it

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Environmental pollution, such as air and water pollution, poses threats to both human health and the ecosystem.
Environmental degradation, caused by deforestation and habitat destruction, leads to loss of biodiversity.
pollution
pollution
noun
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/pəˈluʃən/

a change in water, air, etc. that makes it harmful or dangerous

poverty
poverty
noun
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/ˈpɑvɚti/

the condition of lacking enough money or income to afford basic needs like food, clothing, etc.

wealth
hunger
hunger
noun
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/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/

the serious state in which one suffers from lack of food, and may result in death or disease

famine
famine
noun
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/ˈfæmən/

a situation where there is not enough food that causes hunger and death

labor
noun
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/ˈɫeɪbɝ/

work, particularly difficult physical work

genocide
noun
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/ˈdʒɛnəˌsaɪd/

a mass murder committed in order to destroy a particular nation, religious or ethnic group, or race

globalization
noun
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/ˌɡɫoʊbəɫɪˈzeɪʃən/

the fact that the cultures and economic systems around the world are becoming connected and similar as a result of improvement in communications and development of multinational corporations

tsunami
tsunami
noun
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/suˈnɑmi/, /tsuˈnɑmi/

a very high wave or series of waves caused by an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption

recession
noun
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/ˌɹiˈsɛʃən/, /ɹɪˈsɛʃən/

a hard time in a country's economy characterized by a reduction in employment, production, and trade

discrimination
noun
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/dɪsˌkɹɪməˈneɪʃən/

the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others

refugee
noun
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/ˈɹɛfjudʒi/

a person who is forced to leave their own country because of war, natural disaster, etc.

homelessness
homelessness
noun
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/ˈhoʊmlɪsnəs/

the fact or condition of not having a home

peaceful
Adjective
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/ˈpiːsfəl/

free from conflict, violence, or disorder

unpeaceful
fundraiser
noun
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/ˈfənˌdɹeɪzɝ/

a social event held with the intention of raising money for a charity or political party

to volunteer
to volunteer
Verb
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/ˌvɑɫənˈtɪɹ/

to offer to do something without being forced or without payment

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citizenship
noun
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/ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp/

the legal status of being a member of a certain country

to reduce
to reduce
Verb
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/rɪˈdus/

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

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deforestation
deforestation
noun
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/dɪˌfɔɹɪˈsteɪʃən/

the extensive removal of forests, typically causing environmental damage

ecosystem
ecosystem
noun
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/ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/

a community of living organisms together with their physical environment, interacting as a system

climate change
climate change
noun
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/ˈklaɪmət ˌʧeɪndʒ/

a permanent change in global or regional climate patterns, including temperature, wind, and rainfall

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compound noun
global warming
noun
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/ɡlˈoʊbəl wˈɔːɹmɪŋ/

the increase in the average temperature of the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect

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to reuse
to reuse
Verb
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/ɹiˈjus/, /ɹiˈjuz/

to use something once more, usually for a different purpose

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to preserve
to preserve
Verb
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/pɹəˈzɝv/, /pɹiˈzɝv/, /pɹɪˈzɝv/

to cause something to remain in its original state without any significant change

discontinue

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sweatshop
noun
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/ˈswɛtˌʃɑp/

a workplace, particularly one in which people produce clothing items, with poor conditions where workers are paid very low wages

recycling
noun
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/riˈsaɪklɪŋ/

the process of making waste products usable again

natural disaster
natural disaster
noun
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/ˈnætʃrəl dɪˈzæstɚ/

any destruction caused by the nature that results in a great amount of damage or the death of many, such as an earthquake, flood, etc.

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compound noun

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