Vocabulary 6 (Climate change vs.

Global warning)

1. Interchangeably - in a way that can be exchanged without making

any difference or without being noticed
2. Spatial- and timescales
Time scale is defined as the time needed for at least half the process to
be expressed. The characteristic spatial scale is the spatial area over
which the process takes place.
3. Estimated - roughly calculated or approximate
4. Unequivocally  /ˌʌn.ɪˈkwɪv.ə.kəl.i/ - in a way that is total,
or expressed very clearly with no doubt (nedvosmisleno)
5. Proceed - to continue as planned
6. Unprecedented /ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/ - never
having happened or existed in the past (jedinstveno; neviđeno)
7. Glacier /ˈɡlæs.i.ər/ - a large mass of ice that moves slowly (glečer)
8. Precipitation (U) /prɪˌsɪp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ - water that falls from
the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow
(padavine)
(*Hail (grad) and *sleet (susnežica) are types of precipitation.)
9. Vast - extremely big
10. Mean - a mean number is an average number
11. Thermal plants – termoelektrane
12. Withstand - to be strong enough, or not be changed by
something (odoleti; izdržati; odupreti se)
13. Crop - (the total amount collected of) a plant such as
a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts (usev; rod)
14. Yield - an amount of something positive, such
as food or profit, that is produced or supplied (prinos)
15. Staple - basic or main
16. Latitude /ˈlæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/ - the position north or south of
the equator measured from 0° to 90° (geografska širina)
17. Tackle - to try to deal with something or someone
18. Breakthrough -
an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation 
or provide an answer to a problem
19. Substantially - to a large degree (u velikoj meri)
20. Mitigate - to make something less harmful, unpleasant,
or bad
21. Binding - (especially of an agreement) that cannot
be legally avoided or stopped
22. Treaty - a written agreement between two or
more countries, formally approved and signed by their leaders