Sustainability

The exercise was created 2022-01-20 by semecco. Question count: 44.




Select questions (44)

Normally, all words in an exercise is used when performing the test and playing the games. You can choose to include only a subset of the words. This setting affects both the regular test, the games, and the printable tests.

All None

  • a backlash a strong negative reaction by a large number of people
  • to come under fire to be criticized strongly
  • to operate under a veil of secrecy to work in a way that hides embarrassing information
  • a pact a formal agreement between parties
  • surplus more than what is needed or used; excess; extra; an oversupply
  • an unethical act an action that is morally wrong
  • the lion's share the largest part of something
  • to take matter into your own hands to deal with a problem yourself because the people who should have dealt with it have failed to do so
  • major supermarket chains A large self-service retail market that sells food and household goods.
  • accusations a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
  • wasted used or expended carelessly or to no purpose
  • suppliers a person or organization that provides something needed such as a product or service
  • excessive more than is necessary, normal, or desirable
  • impact have a strong effect on someone or something
  • grocer a person who sells food and small household goods
  • sit up and take notice pay attention; show signs of interest
  • in response to as a reaction to something that has been said or done; an answer
  • take notice pay attention; show signs of interest
  • huge extremely large; enormous
  • plastic waste the accumulation of plastic objects
  • pledge solemn promise or commitment
  • reuse use again or more than once
  • recycle convert (waste) into reusable material
  • compost decayed organic material used as a fertilizer for growing plants
  • announcing make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention
  • eliminate completely remove or get rid of (something)
  • donating give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity
  • brand a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.
  • estimate roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of
  • access approach or enter
  • exact figures correct in every detail numbers
  • transparency the quality that makes something obvious or easy to understand the transparency of their motives
  • redistribute distribute (something) differently or again, typically to achieve greater social equality
  • environmentally friendly not harmful to the environment
  • plastic-free A term that means that something is free from plastics
  • container an object for holding or transporting something
  • compostable (of organic matter, especially kitchen waste) able to be made into compost
  • produce make or manufacture from components or raw materials
  • farmer a person who owns or manages a farm
  • on a daily basis refers to everyday life, to one's normal or usual behavior, activity, routine, or schedule
  • retail the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale
  • sustainable able to be maintained at a certain rate or level
  • promise assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen
  • rid make someone or something free of (an unwanted person or thing)

All None

Shared exercise

https://spellic.com/eng/exercise/sustainability.10799016.html

Share