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UNIT 27

Definition

If something is beneficial, it is good for you

Example

Drinking milk everyday is beneficial to your bones

Definition

A birthplace is a place where a person is born or where something started.

Example

China is the birthplace of chopsticks.

Definition

The capacity of something is the amount of things that can be put in it.

Example

The parking lot has reached its full capacity

Definition

If something is comparative, it is being judged based on something else

Example

The money that John has is comparative to most other adults.

Definition

If something is comprehensive, it has all the details about something else

Example

The teacher gave us a comprehensive review for the exam

Definition

To conserve something is to protect it from being ruined or used completely

Example

The group worked to conserve the beauty of Europe’s national parks.

Definition

If something is crucial, it is extremely important to another thing.

Example

Clean air is crucial to the survival of humans, plants, and animals

Definition

Cumulative describes an increase by adding one after another

Example

The cumulative snowfall in the area is 50 centimeters per year

Definition

To deposit something is to put it into a place or another thing.

Example

1 deposited the money into my bank account.

Definition

To distribute something is to give it to a number of people

Example

The teacher distributed crayons and markers to his students.

Definition

The equator is an imaginary line that splits the Earth into north and south

Example

The equator crosses the northern part of South America.

Definition

Exotic describes something unusual because it is from far away.

Example

Rebecca tried many exotic foods on her trip to Africa

Definition

If something is federal, it comes from the government of a country

Example

Sometimes federal laws are different from state laws

Definition

A formation is the way that something is made

Example

The formation of ice happens when water freezes.

Definition

The frequency of something is the number of times that it happens

Example

The frequency of rainstorms is very high, especially during the spring.

Definition

An objective is a goal or plan that someone has.

Example

My objective this week is to finish my homework by 7:30 every night

Definition

Oxygen is a gas that all living things need to breathe

Example

My aunt believes that the oxygen in the country is cleaner than in the city

Definition

A rainforest is a forest that is in a place where it rains very often

Example

The rainforest is home to many animals

Definition

A strategy is a plan for how to do something

Example

The team came up with a strategy to win the game

Definition

If an area is wooded, it is covered with trees

Example

Jim and Ben decided to go hiking in the wooded area by the river.