Extensive Reading-Book D Unit 40 (E)

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bounty

a generous gift or reward

A one million dollar bounty was offered for the capture of the criminal.

capabilities

the quality or feature of being able to do something

She had many capabilities that we were not aware of.

diminishing

to make less

They closed the business when they realized the increasingly diminishing returns.

efficiency

the quality of being efficient, the degree to which one can do something with ease

The company was looking for workers with a great deal of efficiency.

endures

to withstand, to put up with

People cannot endure living without water for very long.

facilitated

to help something happen, to make easier

The congressman facilitated the justice talks last evening.

gross domestic product

the value of all goods and services produced by a country during a specific time period

The rising country's gross domestic product was stronger than ever this year.

herbicides

an element used to kill or inhibit plant growth

We used an herbicide on the weeds growing in our front yard.

industrial revolution

a change in the economy motivated by the use of machinery to do humans' work

The industrial revolution in England caused widespread unemployment.

labor

work, the expending of energy

To labor all day without rest is no fun.

locomotives

a machine, like a train, that can move on its own

locomotives transport people and products around the world every day.

modified

to change something deliberately

I modified the equation by adding an additional component.

modular

based on a model, having pieces of set sizes

The modular carpet could be pieced together easily.

offset

to serve as a counterbalance for something

The new company's operating costs were offset by high first quarter sales.

output

the end result of an action

The output from the computer program was impossible to understand.

pesticides

a substance used to kill pests, such as insects

You can buy a pesticide to kill the ants in your patio.

pioneering

to do something for the first time, to invent

The woman pioneered the new clothing fashion seen at the awards ceremony.

resistant

able to resist or withstand

The resistance to the proposal was more than we would have expected.

stemmed

to come from, to branch off of

The new branch on the rose bush stemmed from the main trunk of the plant.

yield

the amount of a product returned or yielded

The yield of corn per acre was quite high.