1. outcome=product=result=conclusion=consequence 结果，后果 n.

2. overcome=win=get over=exceed克服，战胜 v.

3. insufficient=deficient=shortage=lack=scarcity不足的 adj.

4. supply=provide=furnish=give 提供 v.

5. launch=release=project=send=shot=emit 开始，投放 v.

6. suppose=expect=imagine=guess=speculate=think猜想，设想 v.

7. detect=perceive=explore=sense发觉，觉察v.

8. handicap=difficult=obstacle=hindrance=bar=deterrent 障碍，困难n.

9. peer=the people who are at the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc.同龄人，伙伴 n.

10. positive=optimistic=uplifting 积极的 adj.

11. administer=manage=conduct=implement=perform执行，管理 v.

12. funding=money=funds=financial resource 资金，基金 n.

13. interact=if people interact with each other, they talk to each other, work together etc. 互动 v.

14. irrigation=the supplement of land or crops with water 灌溉 n.

15. sedimentation=the natural process by which small pieces of rock, earth etc settle at the bottom of the sea etc and form a solid layer 积淀 n.