05 Vocabulary bank
1equity
Part of speech
- noun
Meaning
- fairness or equal treatment
Collocation / example
- climate equity
2emissions
Part of speech
- noun
Meaning
- gases released into the air
Collocation / example
- greenhouse gas emissions
3marginalised
Part of speech
- adjective
Meaning
- having little power or resources
Collocation / example
- marginalised communities
4mitigate
Part of speech
- verb
Meaning
- to make less severe
Collocation / example
- mitigate the effects of pollution
5adaptation
Part of speech
- noun
Meaning
- changing to cope with new conditions
Collocation / example
- adaptation strategies
6phenomenon
Part of speech
- noun
Meaning
- a natural or observable event (plural: phenomena)
Collocation / example
- a strange natural phenomenon
7thermal expansion
Part of speech
- noun phrase
Meaning
- the increase in volume of a substance as it warms
Collocation / example
- thermal expansion of seawater
8migration
Part of speech
- noun
Meaning
- movement of people or animals to a new area
Collocation / example
- climate migration
9forecast
Part of speech
- noun / verb
Meaning
- a prediction of future weather
Collocation / example
- a five-day forecast
10heat wave
Part of speech
- noun
Meaning
- a long period of dangerously hot weather
Collocation / example
- a deadly heat wave
11scorching
Part of speech
- adjective
Meaning
- very hot
Collocation / example
- a scorching afternoon
12pessimistic
Part of speech
- adjective
Meaning
- expecting a bad outcome
Collocation / example
- pessimistic about the future
13large-scale
Part of speech
- adjective
Meaning
- involving many people or a large area
Collocation / example
- a large-scale project
14coastal
Part of speech
- adjective
Meaning
- relating to the coast
Collocation / example
- coastal cities
15sustainable
Part of speech
- adjective
Meaning
- able to continue without damaging resources
Collocation / example
- sustainable choices