Making Every Drop Count Flashcards

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To expand

A

To get bigger

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To manipulate

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To change Sth slightly to make it better

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2
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Unprecedented

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Never happened before

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Innovative

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New

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Monumental

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Large, impressive

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5
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Irrigation

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Water used for agriculture.

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6
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To soar

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To increase quickly

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7
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To lack

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Not having money Sth

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8
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To reiterate

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To say Sth again

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9
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A reservoir

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A supply of water

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10
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To degrade

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To get worse over time.

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11
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To jeopardize

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To put in danger.

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A priority

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A very important thing.

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13
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Remarkable

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Amazing

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14
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Infrastructure

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Roads, bridges, hospital, etc

Basic things needed in society.

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To shift

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To move, change.