Question

The words below are not cognates but they are important to understand the text.in your notebook,match them to their definitions and/or synonyms for their meanings in this text

Answer 1

trend - tendency
to surpass - exceed
sharp - clear, distinct
ageing - the process to getting old
outnumber - to be great than somethin else
gender gap - the diference in size between male and female
peak - to reach the highest amount or number before declining
to grow - to become larger, to increase in amount, size or number