Words in the News: Avert

David Cameron's commitment to the green agenda will come under the fiercest scrutiny yet this week when top climate-change experts will warn that only greater use of renewable energy – including windfarms – can prevent a global catastrophe. Full story >>

VOCABULARY
To avert is to prevent something bad or harmful from happening. • Violence may have been averted with a greater police presence.

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