Vocabulary Answers

For extra practice, write an antonym (opposite word) on a piece of paper to help you remember the new vocabulary:

public areas parks, open places in cities

caused by the result of

surging increasing a lot

urban populations people in cities

shifting attitudes changing outlooks

personal space private space

best solutions optimal remedies

innovative urban design creative ideas for the city

underlying reasons basic causes

noise levels how loud it is

public spaces open areas where all people can go

growing residential figures more and more people living there

social behavior how people act in public

migration moving

countryside rural areas

well documented covered a lot

century 100 years

trend pattern

no sign of abating not getting better

self-evident obvious

residents people living there

operating vehicles driving cars

interacting talking to

less self-conscious not worried about what others think

uniquely modern trend distinctly new

most apparent clearest

social media Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc.

comfortable feel good about

loudly very noisily

psychological shift change in thinking

drawback tradeoff

contribution adding to

realistic solutions practical fixes

adaptations changes

authorities those in charge

strongly believe really feel

countered fixed

dictates rules

human nature how people naturally are

attempting trying

ban prohibit

restrict residency numbers limit the number of people who can live there

in fact actually

engender create

greater problems bigger issues

make myriad minor adjustments do lots of little changes

structures objects

statues models of people and things

absorb contain

public transport buses, subways, etc.

softer padding not hard surfaces

bounce ricochet off of

steps stages

in terms of concerning

encourage motivate

spread out go to

lower density less full

minor solutions small fixes

in the aggregate altogether

meaningful valuable

populous lots of people living there

open free

remedied fixed

devise novel counters create new solutions

pressing important