VOCABULARY REVISION -DEFINITIONS

PART 1:

INDIGENOUS (ADJ): local, animals, plants that have always lived or grown in the place where they are as opposed to those that were brought there. 

EX: There were no snakes indigenous to the islands.

RIGOROUS (ADJ): careful, thorough and exact

EXPOSURE (NOUN): the state of being put into a situation that is harmful because you have no protection
from something that is dangerous

Ex: Prolonged exposure to the sun may cause skin cancer.

MODIFICATION (NOUN): A small change made in something such as a plan, design or system

VIRTUALLY (ADVERB): So nearly that any difference is not important.

BREACH (NOUN, VERB): An action that breaks a rule, law or agreement between people

ENABLED ( ADJ): Given the ability or opportunity to do something.

RESTRICT (VERB): To limit or control the size of something.
EX: The new law restricts the use of hand guns.

ACQUIRE (VERB):Get, obtain

BANISHED (ADJ): not allowed to stay at a particular place.

REVEAL (VERB): TO SHOW SOMETHING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY HIDDEN 
EX: TO REVEAL SECRETS

UNSTABLE (ADJ):1.Dangerous and likely to fall over suddenly because not balanced or properly
 supported.
2. likely to change suddenly and become worse.
EX: an unstable economy

INVASION (NOUN): 1.Arrival in a place of alot of people or things.
EX: AN ARRIVAL OF TEENAGERS FOR THE POP FESTIVAL 
2. A SITUATION IN WHICH DETAILS ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON'S PRIVATE AFFAIRS ARE REVEALED IN A WAY
 THAT IS UPSETTING OR ILLEGAL

ALTERNATIVE (ADJ): A PLAN OR IDEA THAT COULD BE USED INSTEAD OF ANOTHER ONE 
ALTERNATIVELY (ADJECTIVE)

PART 2:

ABUNDANT (ADJECTIVE): in large numbers

SIGNIFICANTLY (ADVERB): In an imporatnt way or to an important degree

INCUR (VERB): To put yourself in an unpleasant situation by your own actions, so that you lose something, 
get punished, etc.

EX: INCUR LOSSES OR DEBTS. Milton incurred debts of over $300,000.

INCONVENIENCE (NOUN): Something that causes you problems or difficulty; the state of having problems or difficulty.

EX: Compared to the problems in the past, this is only a minor inconvenience.

MANIPULATE (VERB): To make someone think or behave exactly as you want them to by skillfully deceiving or influencing them.

VOLATILITY (NOUN): Changing suddenly and without much warning

SUSTAINABLE (ADJECTIVE): An action or process that can continue or last for a long time.

INTENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): Involving a lot of activity, effort or careful attention in a short period of time.

EX: intensive English course, intensive care unit in a hospital

ADVOCATE (VERB): Publicly support a particular way of doing things.
EX: Extremists were openly advocating violence.

UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): Never having happened before and never having happened so much 

VENTURE (NOUN): A new business activity that involves taking risks

GENERATE (VERB): To produce or create something

PRESUMABLY (ADVERB): Used to say that you think something is likely to be true.

EX: Presumably, you've all seen this notice now.

REGULATION (NOUN): An official rule or order