SAVING THE PANDA

UNIT 3A VOCABULARY

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PRECIOUS— Adjective

• valuable, costly

• adorable, darling

Antonyms

• common

• worthless

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SCARCITY – noun

• rarity

• Shortage

Antonym

• abundance

• excess

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EXCEED- verb

to go beyond the limit

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REVENUE-noun

The amount of money or income regularly coming in, usually to a business, government, or organization.

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OFFSET—noun or verb

Something that counterbalances or compensates

to offset costs:

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TO ACCOMMODATE— verb

To fit the needs of…

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RESTORE—verb

To renew or bring back to the original condition

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DRAMATIC—adjective

Having vivid, striking, or emotional interest

Ex: dramatic fact: Pandas eat 40 lbs of bamboo a day!

Drama Queen

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HESITATE—verb

To pause because you are unsure before you say or do something

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ELIMINATE—verb

To remove or get rid of