TPO71 Flashcards
current
a movement of water or air
reservoir
a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or other area
untapped
If a supply of something valuable is untapped, it is not yet used or taken advantage of
harness
to control something, usually in order to use its power
diffuse
spread out and not directed in one place
conversion
the process of converting something from one thing to another
exploit
to use something in a way that helps you
dam
as a verb: to build a dam across a river in order to store water
as a noun: a wall built across a river that stops the river’s flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area:
impound
to collect and confine (water) in or as if in a reservoir
contend with
phrasal verb: to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
crest
the top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill
corrosion
the action, process, or effect of corroding
corrode: If metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly damaged by something such as rain or water
preclude
to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something
manufacture
to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines:
consumption
the amount used or eaten
depository
a place, especially a large building, for storing things
excavator
a person who digs up the ground looking for something
vessel
a large boat or ship
obsidian
a type of almost black rock that is like glass
lapidary
someone whose job is cutting and polishing stones, especially precious stones
smithy
a place where things are made out of metal, especially iron or steel, by heating and using a hammer
populace
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
Palatial
of, relating to, or being a palace
ware
pottery (= objects made out of clay) of a particular type or make
