Define
Sustainable
It can continue; a responsible environmental practice
devastating
constructive/uplifting/supportive
car pooling
My sister and I car pool to work to save gas.
asymmetrical
asymmetrical hairstyle
occur/ occurence
happen/something that happened
Consume
Use up
Donate
Take/steal/sell?
alter
We need to alter our consumption practices if we want to save the planet.
angular
angular building
benefit/beneficial
advantage/advantageous
Demand ( not order)
the level of desire for something
waste
save/ use responsibly
over-reliance
Over-reliance on fossil fuels has led to pollution of catastrophic levels.
vulnerable
a vulnerable person
appreciate/appreciation/appreciative
to be grateful or show gratitude
depletion
to become less
adopt
reject
measures
We may need to take drastic measures in the future if we don't start addressing the issue of climate change now.
substantial
substantial sum
inherent
to be a core part of something
Reliance
to depend on something
core
peripheral, on the edge, unimportant
resistance
Attempts to change Gun Control policies in the US often encounter a lot of resistance because many US citizens are very attached to their guns.
elusive
elusive goal
analogy/ analogous to
using a story to a make a comparison