1. Pesticide

• vegetables grown without the use of pesticides are often sold at higher prices.

2. Employ (v)

• Since the birth of agriculture, farmers have tried to avoid using pesticides by employing (2) various biological methods to control nature.

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3. Render (v)

• Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake.

4. Eradicate (v)

• We are determined to eradicate racism from our sport.
• These insects are very difficult to eradicate.

5. Catastrophic (a)

6. Endangered

• The sea turtle is an endangered species.
• on the brink of extinction

7. Resistant (a) to sth

• Scientists are developing a new kind of plant that is resistant to disease.
• Elderly people are often resistant (2) to change.

Compound nouns

1. It’s human nature to be worried about change.
2. She's trying to cut out animal products and adopt a plant-based diet instead.