Topic: Iguana farming

spur1
/spɜː $ spɜːr/noun [C]
a sharp pointed object on the heel of a rider’s boot which is used to encourage a horse to go faster= uzangi
pos‧ter‧i‧ty
/pɒˈsteriti $ pɑː-/noun [U] (formal)
all the people in the future who will be alive after you are dead
preserve/record/keep etc something for posterity
a priceless work of art that must be kept for posterity
com‧mem‧o‧rate
/kəˈmeməreɪt/ verb [T]
to do something to show that you remember and respect someone important or an important event in the past
a parade to commemorate the town’s bicentenary
— commemorative /kəˈmemrətɪv/ adjective
a commemorative plaque
cen‧te‧na‧ry
/senˈtiːnəri $ -ˈten-, ˈsentəneri/noun (plural centenaries) (especially BrE) also cen‧ten‧ni‧al /senˈteniəl/ (especially AmE) [C]
the day or year exactly 100 years after a particular event
centenary of
a concert to mark the centenary of the composer’s birth
bi‧cen‧te‧na‧ry
/ˌbaɪsenˈtiːnəri $ -ˈtenəri, -ˈsentəneri/noun (plural bicentenaries) [C]
(especially BrE) the day or year exactly 200 years after an important event → centenary
bicentenary of
the bicentenary of Mozart’s death
bicentenary adjective [only before noun]
Apart‧heid
/əˈpɑːtaɪt, -teɪt, -taɪd $ -ɑːr-/noun [U]
the former political and social system in South Africa, in which only white people had full political rights and people of other races, especially black people, were forced to go to separate schools, live in separate areas etc
per‧ti‧nent
/ˈpɜːtinənt $ ˈpɜːr-/adjective (formal)
directly relating to something that is being considered SYN relevant
He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.
pertinent to
The last point is particularly pertinent to today’s discussion.
— pertinently adverb
— pertinence noun [U]
pre‧cious1
/ˈpreʆəs/ adjective
1) something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care