Vocabulary and Definitions: Cop28 and Disaster Response
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What does the term 'far-flung' mean?

  • Running at full speed
  • Distant or remote (correct)
  • Walking
  • Being slow or wasting time
  • What does the term 'envoy' refer to?

  • Supervising or keeping an eye on
  • Violently hostile or aggressive
  • A jump
  • A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission (correct)
  • What is the meaning of 'drastic'?

  • Extreme or serious (correct)
  • Resistant or protected from
  • Jumping
  • Disturbance or diversion
  • What is the definition of 'oversee'?

    <p>Supervise or keep an eye on</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do 'greenhouse gas emissions' refer to?

    <p>Emission of various gases contributing to the greenhouse effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'fossil fuel'?

    <p>Generic term for non-renewable energy sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to preside over a meeting or organization?

    <p>To lead or be in charge of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean if someone is sprinting?

    <p>Running at full speed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to be hellish?

    <p>Of or like hell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'far-flung'?

    <p>Distant or remote</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of 'tackle'?

    <p>Approach, make determined efforts to deal with a problem or difficult task.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term best describes the situation when someone is running at full speed to hurry?

    <p>Sprinting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term means 'running at full speed, hurry'?

    <p>Sprinting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'fortnight-long' mean?

    <p>A period of two weeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to 'dealing directly with the most dangerous, important part of a situation'?

    <p>Frontline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the best description for 'greenhouse gas emissions'?

    <p>The emission into the earth’s atmosphere of gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'preside over' mean?

    <p>To be in charge of something such as a meeting or organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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