Friendly fungi help forests fight climate change

Essential words for writing and speaking 
 
1.
The naked eye
- If something can be seen with the naked eye, it can be seen 
without the help of an instrument. 
This organism is too small to be seen with the naked eye. 
2.
Counter
- to react to something with an opposing opinion or action, or to 
defend yourself against something. 
Extra police have been moved into the area to counter the risk of violence. 
3.
Reservoir
- a large supply of something. 
The universities constitute a reservoir of expert knowledge. 
4.
Estimate
- to say what you believe the cost, size, value, etc. of something is, 
although you do not know for certain. 
Several online calculators allow you to estimate your carbon emissions. 
5.
Entangled with
- involved with something or someone in a way that makes 
it difficult to escape. 
He went to the shop to buy bread, and got entangled with a carnival parade. 
6.
Symbiotic
- involving two types of animal or plant in which each provides 
the conditions necessary for the other to continue to exist. 
The truffle is fungus that forms a symbiotic relationship with its host tree. 
7.
In
exchange
- given because of something that has been given to you. 
There's no doubt that stocks carry risk, and reward you with the chance of
higher returns in exchange. 
8.
So-called
- used to show that you think a word that is used to describe 
someone or something is not suitable or not correct. 
It's fairly shocking when a so-called developed country can't even provide
homes for all its citizens. 
9.
Annihilate
- to destroy something completely so that nothing is left. 
a city annihilated by an atomic bomb 
10.
 Network
- a large system consisting of many similar parts that are 
connected together to allow movement or communication between or along 
the parts, or between the parts and a control centre. 
Massive investment is needed to modernize the country's phone network.