Unit 4 - Vocabulary

Energy Sources:



Prefixes:

With negative meaning:

dis- (=opposite of, not)

disagree

disapprove

disconnect

discomfort

disengage

il- (=not, without)

illegal

im- (=into; not)

immoral (=not)

imperfect (=not)

implant (=into)

in- (=into; not)

incapable (=not)

injustice (=not)

non-

nonexistent

nonfiction

non-negotiable

nonsense

nonspecific

nonverbal

un- (=opposite)

uncover

unemployment

unkind

unlock

unnatural

unsafe

With specific meaning:

extra- (=beyond)

extracurricular

extraterrestrial

inter- (=between, among)

international

interstate

mis- (=wrongly)

misguided

misinterpret

misjudge

mismatch

misplace

over- (=too much)

overact

overdose

re- (=again, back)

reread

return

rewrite

under- (= not enough)

understimate



VOCABULARY:

Carbon Footprint:

Green Roof:

Fiberglass windows:

Urban Farms:

Sustainable agricultural methods:

Nouns:

carbon footprint

green features

landfill


recycling plant

urban farm

waste

wind turbines



Verbs:

dump

replace

use up


Genetically Modified Organisms or Food: GMO

It's an artificial selection or modification of the DNA of animals or food at a high speed.

After the process you can get cisgenic food (the same type of food) or transgenic food (a different kind of food, for example, tomatoes that give the same protein as fish).